The Singapore stock market has finished lower in consecutive trading days, giving up almost 30 points or 0.8 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 4,270-point plateau and it may open under pressure again on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft ahead of the release of key inflation data from the United States. The European and U.S. markets were down and the Asian bourses are expected to open in similar fashion.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.