EEconomy Read More Korea slips to 9th in US import rankings amid Trump tariffsFebruary 18, 2026 Vehicles await export at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Jan. 27. Yonhap Korea fell to ninth among…
EEconomy Read More Dovish RBNZ holds OCR and says ‘monetary policy is likely to remain accommodative for some time’February 18, 2026 The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.25% as expected, but perhaps…
EEconomy Read More Tony Alexander: What the OCR pause – and the bank’s shock omissionFebruary 18, 2026 ANALYSIS: The Reserve Bank has just reviewed the economy, inflation, and its monetary policy stance, and as had…
EEconomy Read More Why ​measuring and reporting the dew point should become the normFebruary 18, 2026 By Kevin Trenberth* New Zealand’s summer has been defined by repeated bursts of intense rain, as subtropical systems have…
EEconomy Read More News live: one of the Australian women and children in Syrian detention camp banned from returning for up to two years | Australia newsFebruary 18, 2026 One person in Syrian group temporarily banned from AustraliaJosh Butler Home affairs minister Tony Burke has announced one…
EEconomy Read More AI’s electricity demand is fuelling inflation, crimping consumer spending and slowing economic growthFebruary 18, 2026 Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to…
EEconomy Read More In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime pricesFebruary 18, 2026 Cucumbers are the latest staple to suddenly skyrocket in price. Photo: Unsplash By Andrew Osborn, Reuters Cucumbers have…
EEconomy Read More Japan exports growth surges nearly 17% in January as shipments to China surgeFebruary 18, 2026 Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September…
EEconomy Read More Jerome Powell is facing a ‘puzzlement’ of economic data, with contradictions likely to freeze any immediate action on the base rateFebruary 18, 2026 One could argue that last week’s surprisingly robust jobs report has made Jerome Powell’s job harder, as it…
EEconomy Read More Homeowners shifting properties could be good news for the economyFebruary 18, 2026 First-home buyers were still a strong force in the market, but dropped to 26.2 percent of transactions compared…
EEconomy Read More EUR/GBP Surges as Dismal UK Labour Data Sparks Intense Bank of England Rate Cut SpeculationFebruary 18, 2026 BitcoinWorldEUR/GBP Surges as Dismal UK Labour Data Sparks Intense Bank of England Rate Cut Speculation LONDON, March 2025…
EEconomy Read More Inflation trends lower as Bank of Canada seen on holdFebruary 18, 2026 Dominique Lapointe, director, macro strategy at Manulife Investment Management, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss January’s CPI data. Canada’s…