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ECB's Simkus Sees Equal Chance of Rate Hike or Cut
Landslide Election Win Clears Path for Japan's Takaichi to Deliver Tax Cuts
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Morning Bid: Japan Markets Welcome Chance of a Long-Stay PM
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Tycoon and Democracy Firebrand Standing up to China
Date: February 9, 2026
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, the most severe punishment under the...
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced to Total of 20 Years in National Security Trial
Date: February 9, 2026
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Monday to a total of 20 years in jail on three charges comprising two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces...
Stock Indexes Gain With US Technology Shares; Yen Strengthens
Date: February 9, 2026
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Asian markets leapt higher on Monday as a resounding win for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi whetted appetites for more reflationary policies, while...
Japan Markets Brace for Historic Electoral Win by PM Takaichi
Date: February 8, 2026
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition swept to a historic election win on Sunday, handing her a mandate to follow through on a pledge to cut taxes and reflate the...
Japan Markets Set for Renewed 'Takaichi Trade' After Landslide Election Win
Date: February 8, 2026
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japan's volatile financial markets must now contend with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi firmly in the driver's seat after her decisive victory on Sunday, which...
Portugal Elects Socialist as President by Landslide, but Far Right Grows
Date: February 8, 2026
LISBON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Portugal was voting in a presidential runoff poll on Sunday to choose between leftist Antonio Jose Seguro and far-right contender Andre Ventura, with surveys pointing to a...