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Morning Bid: Quiet markets, loud diplomacy: All eyes on Iran
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift With much of Asia shut for L...
17th February, 2026
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Asia markets make cautious start, oil rises on US-Iran talks
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Asian financial markets were treading carefully on Tuesd...
17th February, 2026
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Portugal says efforts to balance budget, cut debt constrained by storm damage
LISBON/BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Portugal will do all it can to keep the budget balanced and redu...
16th February, 2026
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UK PM says government must 'go faster' on defence spending
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the government must "g...
16th February, 2026
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Britain needs to step up defence spending faster, PM Starmer says
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government is considering bringing forward the date by which...
16th February, 2026
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Morning Bid: Japan's economy could do with some Fire Horse energy
Feb 16 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been...
16th February, 2026
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Shares edge up in thinly-traded holiday markets, Japan data disappoint
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares were quietly consolidating recent hefty gains...
16th February, 2026
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Ukraine, IMF ease conditions on new $8.2 billion loan program
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's government and the International Monetary Fund h...
14th February, 2026
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Germany shows interest in Polish air-defence system, says deputy minister
WARSAW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Germany is interested in purchasing the Polish-made Piorun man-portable a...
13th February, 2026
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UK long-range missile spending to exceed 400 million pounds in 2025/26
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain's spending on long-range and hypersonic weapons will exceed 400 m...
13th February, 2026
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Sterling limps to worst week in two months after bruising few days
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The pound headed for its biggest weekly loss in over two...
13th February, 2026
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Walmart, economic data await investors confronting AI 'whack-a-mole'
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock investors will be on guard next week for...
13th February, 2026