The UK stock market gained notable ground in positive territory Tuesday morning, mirroring the trend in other major markets in Europe, as investors picked up stocks amid hopes of an early exit by the U.S. from the Middle East war.Miners gained significant ground as metal prices moved up sharply. Gold and silver futures climbed about 0.7% and 3.3%, respectively.UK's FTSE 100 was up 63.58 points or ...
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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.