financial-markets
A Year in Which the Major Central Banks Part Ways
FinanceBank of England Governor Speaks After Close Vote to Hold Rates
Irish Attorney General Raises Concerns on Sanctioning Services in Israeli Settlements
Pound, UK Borrowing Costs Drop as Investors up Bets on Rate Cuts After Dovish BoE
Bank of England Leaves Rates Steady After Tight Vote, Sterling Falls
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday, but only after an unexpectedly narrow 5-4 vote, and it said it expected a future cut if a sharp fall in inflation...
US Software Stocks Slammed on Mounting Fears Over AI Disruption, Lose $1 Trillion in Week
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Software and data services stocks stabilized on Thursday after a bruising selloff, as investors looked for clues on whether fast-advancing artificial intelligence tools are starting...
Bank of England Holds Rates at 3.75% in Surprisingly Close Vote
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...
FTSE 100 Slides After Dovish BoE; Rio Tinto Abandons Glencore Merger
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 05 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, weighed down by Shell shares after the oil major posted weaker-than-expected quarterly profits, while investors awaited the Bank of...
Russian Oil Sellers Cut Prices in China to Attract Demand as India Wavers
Date: February 5, 2026
By Siyi Liu SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Discounts on Russian oil exports to China widened to new records this week as sellers cut prices to lure demand from the world's top crude importer and offset...
Lockmaker Assa Abloy Says US Residential Market Has Hit a Floor
Date: February 5, 2026
By Greta Rosen Fondahn STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sweden's Assa Abloy, the world's largest lock maker, said on Thursday it believed the U.S. residential market had bottomed out, lifting its shares,...