UK stocks gained some ground in positive territory on Friday amid cautious optimism about some progress in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations. Investors also digested mixed economic data.The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 22.52 points or 0.22% at 10,465.99 a few minutes past noon.Games Workshop climbed nearly 4%. The miniature wargames maker forecast annual profit before tax above expectations.Croda Internat...
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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.