European stocks are seen opening a tad higher on Wednesday as investors react to U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and await earnings from Nivida for fresh signals on the durability of artificial intelligence demand.
As new global tariffs take effect at 10 percent, Trump slammed last week's Supreme Court tariff decision as "very unfortunate," adding that U.S. trading partners "want to keep the deal that they already made" with his administration.
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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.