French stocks are turning in a mixed performance in cautious trading on Wednesday amid persisting concerns about the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict. Rising oil prices have raised inflation concerns and the possibility of rate hikes by the European Central Bank.Some analysts are of the view that the ECB may raise interest rate twice this year. Oil prices, which had tumbled on Tuesday, m...
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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.