Despite coming off early highs, the French stock market's benchmark index CAC 40 remained fairly well placed in positive territory around noon on Friday.Renewed optimism about a U.S.-Iran peace deal aided sentiment. Despite signs of progress, both sides are still at odds over Tehran's uranium stockpile and future control of the Strait of Hormuz.The CAC 40 was up 37.40 points or 0.47% at 8,123.40 s...
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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.