The French stock market gained notable ground in positive territory on Wednesday as oil prices dropped after U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will end "very quickly."Brent crude futures dropped to $108.50 a barrel before recovering to $109.11, still down nearly 2%.Investors also digested Euro zone inflation data, and looked ahead to Nvidia earnings update.The CAC 40 was up 54.23 ...
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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.