The major European stock markets spent much of Tuesday's trade hugging the line before finally splitting off and ending on oppositive sides and little changed.
A resurgence in trade uncertainty coupled with artificial-intelligence disruption concerns kept investors on edge. Amid anxieties over Iran, tariffs and the economic outlook, investors were waiting on U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech to Congress tonight for direction.
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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.