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ECB leaves rates unchanged, shrugs off inflation dip
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ECB keeps rates steady, shrugs off inflation dip
Norway parliament rejects challenge to LNG plant's power supply
Date: February 5, 2026
OSLO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Norway's parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal to block Equinor's plan to supply electricity to its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant from the region's power...
Green steel startup Stegra appoints Holm as CFO in bid to raise more funds
Date: February 5, 2026
STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Swedish green steel startup Stegra said on Monday it had appointed Markus Holm as chief financial officer as it scrambles to raise more cash to finish its hydrogen-based...

Bank of England governor speaks after close vote to hold rates
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% in a surprisingly close 5-4 split vote, with Governor Andrew Bailey and external policymaker Catherine Mann saying...

US, Russia close in on deal to continue New START nuclear arms treaty, Axios reports
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are closing in on a deal to observe the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration on Thursday, Axios reported, citing three sources...
Irish attorney general raises concerns on sanctioning services in Israeli settlements
Date: February 5, 2026
DUBLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's top government lawyer has raised several "significant" legal and practical issues in long-awaited advice on whether planned curbs on trade with Israeli settlements...
BoE's Bailey says his main message is one of good news
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that his main message was one of good news, speaking after central bank's decision to keep interest rates on hold at...
