The euro area unemployment rate rose slightly in February, data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday.The unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent from 6.1 percent in January. In the same period last year, the jobless rate was 6.3 percent.Economists had forecast the rate to remain at 6.1 percent in February. Data showed that about 10.919 million people were unemployed in February. Unemployment increased ...
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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.