The UK stock market's benchmark FTSE 100 is roughly flat about an hour past noon on Monday, with stocks turning in a mixed performance. Shares of mining companies are exhibiting weakness due to data showing a slowdown in China's industrial output in the month of August.Investors are awaiting the crucial policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England later this week.The BoE i...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.