Finance
Analysis-ECB succession talk puts Knot and De Cos in frame for top job
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The former governors of the Spanish and Dutch cent...
18th February, 2026
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Sterling steady, inflation figures reinforce near-term BoE cut bets
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The pound was little changed against the dollar as easing...
18th February, 2026
Finance
ECB’s Cipollone has no indication President Lagarde plans early resignation
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Feb 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board Member Piero Cipoll...
18th February, 2026
Finance
ECB's Villeroy: I read a rumour about Lagarde, it does not seem like an information
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that a Financial...
18th February, 2026
Finance
Europe's STOXX 600 closes at record high on earnings boost; ECB leadership shift in focus
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The STOXX 600 index rose on Wednesday, with defence stocks in the lead following...
18th February, 2026
Finance
ECB President Lagarde plans to quit before Macron's term ends, FT reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before the end o...
18th February, 2026
Finance
Asia stocks rise despite lingering AI worries, oil down after US-Iran talks
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Asian stocks pushed higher on Wednesday despite the rene...
18th February, 2026
Finance
UK's Reform backs BoE and budget watchdog but promises change
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party said it would revamp the Bank of Eng...
18th February, 2026
Finance
Trading Day: AI disruption, US-Iran nuclear talks, rate cut bets keep investors on their toes
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks see-sawed to nominal gains on Tuesda...
17th February, 2026
Finance
London's FTSE 100 hits new peak as soft jobs data raises rate cut bets
Feb 17 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 inched higher on Tuesday, as signs of a cooling labour market r...
17th February, 2026
Finance
'Global euro' may have to come with some FX lift: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - As American and European policymakers know well, global cur...
17th February, 2026
Finance
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