Asian stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, with Chinese and Hong Kong markets declining after China punished three brokerages for offering mainland investors access to overseas stocks without licenses.Positive sentiment prevailed elsewhere across Asia amid a surge in technology stocks and easing geopolitical tensions.The Japanese yen weakened beyond 159 per dollar after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ue...
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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.