European Indices Rise as Euro Weakens Against Major Currencies
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European Indices Rise as Euro Weakens Against Major Currencies
European Trading Session Report | May 22, 2026 | Analysis during European hours (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CET)
📊 Market Commentary
European markets trade cautiously during the session, with focus on ECB policy and global risk sentiment.
🇪🇺 European Indices Performance
Change vs. yesterday's close
| Index | Price | Daily (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Euro Stoxx 50 | 6014.28 | +0.91 |
| DAX | 24798.80 | +0.78 |
| CAC 40 | 8134.64 | +0.60 |
| FTSE 100 | 10488.19 | +0.43 |
🇺🇸 US Markets — Previous Close
Yesterday vs. two days ago
| Index | Price | Daily (%) |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7445.72 | +0.17 |
| Dow Jones | 50285.66 | +0.55 |
| Nasdaq 100 | 29357.27 | +0.20 |
💱 Currency Pairs
Change vs. today's open
| Pair | Price | Daily (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1.16 | -0.11 |
| GBP/USD | 1.34 | -0.08 |
| USD/JPY | 159.13 | +0.09 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.86 | -0.01 |
| USD/CHF | 0.79 | -0.03 |
| AUD/USD | 0.71 | -0.28 |
| USD/CAD | 1.38 | +0.12 |
🛢️ Commodities
Change vs. previous close
| Commodity | Price | Daily (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4523.80 | -0.35 |
| Silver | 76.25 | -0.21 |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | 98.71 | +2.45 |
| Brent Oil | 105.65 | +2.99 |
| Natural Gas | 3.14 | +4.14 |
₿ Cryptocurrency
Change vs. previous close
| Crypto | Price | Daily (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 77366.00 | -0.22 |
| Ethereum | 2127.78 | -0.17 |
📅 Today's Economic Calendar
High and medium importance events (ET)
| Time | Cur | Imp | Event | Actual | Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:00 | 🇬🇧 | Medium | Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Apr) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| 02:00 | 🇬🇧 | Medium | Core Retail Sales (YoY) (Apr) | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| 02:00 | 🇬🇧 | Medium | Retail Sales (MoM) (Apr) | -1.3% | -0.6% |
| 02:00 | 🇬🇧 | Medium | Retail Sales (YoY) (Apr) | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| 02:00 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | German GDP (YoY) (Q1) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 02:00 | 🇪🇺 | High | German GDP (QoQ) (Q1) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 02:00 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | GfK German Consumer Climate (Jun) | -29.8 | -33.7 |
| 04:00 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | German Business Expectations (May) | 83.5 | |
| 04:00 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | German Current Assessment (May) | 85.1 | |
| 04:00 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | German Ifo Business Climate Index (May) | 84.2 | |
| 04:30 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | ECB President Lagarde Speaks | ||
| 06:00 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | Eurogroup Meetings | ||
| 08:30 | 🇨🇦 | Medium | Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Mar) | 0.9% | |
| 08:30 | 🇨🇦 | Medium | Retail Sales (MoM) (Mar) | 0.6% | |
| 08:30 | 🇨🇦 | Medium | RMPI (MoM) (Apr) | 2.7% | |
| 08:31 | 🇨🇦 | Medium | Retail Sales (MoM) (Apr) | ||
| 10:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | Fed Waller Speaks | ||
| 10:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (May) | 4.5% | |
| 10:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (May) | 3.4% | |
| 10:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | Michigan Consumer Expectations (May) | 48.5 | |
| 10:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | Michigan Consumer Sentiment (May) | 48.2 | |
| 10:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | US Leading Index (MoM) (Apr) | -0.1% | |
| 13:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count | ||
| 13:00 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count | ||
| 15:30 | 🇬🇧 | Medium | CFTC GBP speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | CFTC Gold speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | 🇺🇸 | Medium | CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | 🇦🇺 | Medium | CFTC AUD speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | BRL | Medium | CFTC BRL speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | 🇯🇵 | Medium | CFTC JPY speculative net positions | ||
| 15:30 | 🇪🇺 | Medium | CFTC EUR speculative net positions |
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