The Switzerland market ended on an upbeat note on Wednesday, like most of the other markets across Europe, as U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks helped ease tensions about the conflict in the Middle East.
Trump said that American forces would leave Iran in "two or three weeks," adding that the U.S. does not have to reach a negotiated settlement to end the war with Iran, calling a deal "irrelevant" because "everything's been bombed out."
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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.