Asia Stocks Face Big Week as Oil, Bonds, AI Stay in Spotlight

Asia’s stock markets open Monday with traders watching chips, as oil, yields, and regulators in China weigh on sentiment. Headlines out of Washington added some uncertainty. U.S. President Trump said a peace deal with Iran is “largely negotiated.” But Iranian media denied his claim that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened.

24 May 2026

U.S. index futures reopen at 18:00 ET

This is the clearest scheduled U.S.-market price-discovery point today and can transmit weekend news into equity-index futures before Monday's cash session.

New Zealand retail sales at 18:45 ET

The Q2 retail package can move NZD and regional risk sentiment. Spillover to U.S. assets is usually secondary unless the result is unusually large.

No scheduled domestic U.S. data or corporate reports

The absence of U.S. releases, earnings, IPO pricings and split events leaves fewer scheduled catalysts, increasing the relative importance of weekend headlines and positioning at the futures reopen.

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Key Events Today

U.S. index futures reopen at 18:00 ET

New Zealand retail sales at 18:45 ET

No scheduled domestic U.S. data or corporate reports

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