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RBNZ holds OCR at 2.25%, lifts projected rate path modestly higher
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RBNZ holds OCR at 2.25%, lifts projected rate path modestly higher

  • February 18, 2026
The RBNZ held the OCR at 2.25%, signalling inflation is returning to target while revising its future rate…
EEconomy
KiwiBank: RBNZ to cut 75bp by year-end, economy not recovering from recession
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RBNZ preview: risk of disappointment given the high expectations

  • February 18, 2026
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is widely expected to leave the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged…
EEconomy
Japan exports growth surges nearly 17% in January as shipments to China surge
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Japan exports growth surges nearly 17% in January as shipments to China surge

  • February 18, 2026
Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September…
EEconomy
February Empire Fed manufacturing survey +7.1 vs +6.98 expected
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February Empire Fed manufacturing survey +7.1 vs +6.98 expected

  • February 18, 2026
Details: New orders 5.8 vs 6.6 priorShipments -1.0 vs 16.3 priorEmployment 4.0 vs -9.0 priorAverage employee workweek 2.1…
EEconomy
'Soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work
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‘Soul-destroying’: Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work

  • February 18, 2026
Businesses argue that government policies, including a rise in the minimum wage, have pushed up their costs. But…
EEconomy
Canada January CPI +2.3% y/y vs +2.4% expected
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Canada January CPI +2.3% y/y vs +2.4% expected

  • February 18, 2026
Prior was +2.4%CPM m/m 0.0% vs +0.2% expectedPrior CPI m/m -0.2% Core measures: BOC core 2.6% vs 2.8%…
EEconomy
Inflation cooled to 2.3% in January but food prices up again: StatCan - National
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Inflation cooled to 2.3% in January but food prices up again: StatCan – National

  • February 18, 2026
The annual rate of consumer inflation in Canada cooled slightly in January, according to the latest data, even…
EEconomy
Should Investors Remain Bullish? — TradingView News
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Sterling slides as UK wage growth cools and jobless rate rises — TradingView News

  • February 17, 2026
EnglishEnglish Select market data provided by ICE Data Services. Select reference data provided by FactSet. Copyright © 2026…
EEconomy
Cocoa Prices Pressured by Robust Supplies and Weak…
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Cocoa Prices Pressured by Robust Supplies and Weak…

  • February 17, 2026
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) today is down -177 (-4.94%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) is…
EEconomy
UK unemployment rate hits five-year high and wage growth cools
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UK unemployment rate hits five-year high and wage growth cools

  • February 17, 2026
Unemployment has hit a five-year high as youth joblessness reached historic levels amid a hiring freeze for entry-level…
EEconomy
Nearly triple 1990 levels, driven by housing debt
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Nearly triple 1990 levels, driven by housing debt

  • February 17, 2026
Households’ ratio of debt to annualised disposable income was 67.9 per cent in March 1990, and the ratio…
EEconomy
UK interest rate cut likely in March as unemployment rate rises; youth joblessness to ‘increase significantly’ in coming months – as it happened | Business
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UK interest rate cut likely in March as unemployment rate rises; youth joblessness to ‘increase significantly’ in coming months – as it happened | Business

  • February 17, 2026
Bank of England ‘firmly on track’ to cut interest rates in March The chances of a cut to…
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