May 22 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index eased on Wednesday, pressured by lower prices of most commodities, while investors awaited minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for clues on the timing of its monetary policy easing. June futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.2% at 6:05 a.m. ET (10:05 GMT). The materials index,...

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan While the inflation and interest rate world continues to throw up unpleasant surprises, it's hard to imagine much of a shift in major indexes on Wednesday as Nvidia's ( NVDA ) earnings drum roll builds through the session before a post-bell release. While it's slightly alarming...

(Updates at 1044 GMT) By Alun John LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday after British data reminded investors of the stickiness of services inflation and reinforced expectations that central banks will be cautious when it comes to interest rate cuts. The German 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, touched 2.556%...

06:44 AM EDT, 05/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets drifted lower Wednesday, as traders turned cautious on modestly higher bond yields and the pending earnings report from chipmaker and industry bellwether Nvidia (NVDA). Hong Kong and Tokyo finished in the red, Shanghai was flat, and other regional exchanges were uneven. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened lower and could...