French stocks are deep down in negative territory on Monday due to heavy selling across the board due to an escalation in Middle East tensions and rising inflationary concerns. Brent crude futures were up $103.25 a barrel (up 11.5%) a little while ago, after surging to a nearly four-year high above $119.50 a barrel earlier.Tensions in the Gulf escalated following reports of explosions at Al Udeid ...
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Market Analysis
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.