Following the weakness seen in the previous session, stocks may move in opposite directions in early trading on Wednesday.The major index futures are currently pointing to a mixed open for the markets, with the Nasdaq futures up by 0.3 percent but the S&P 500 futures down by 0.1 percent and the Dow futures down by 0.5 percent.The Nasdaq may benefit from strength among tech stocks, as Nvidia (NVDA)...
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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.