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Stocks Gyrate on AI Jitters, Gold Slides as US-Iran Talks Progress
Morning Bid: Quiet Markets, Loud Diplomacy: All Eyes on Iran
Asia Markets Make Cautious Start, Oil Rises on US-Iran Talks
Portugal Says Efforts to Balance Budget, Cut Debt Constrained by Storm Damage
UK PM Says Government Must 'go Faster' on Defence Spending
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the government must "go faster" on defence spending, when asked about a media report suggesting it was considering...
Britain Needs to Step up Defence Spending Faster, PM Starmer Says
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government is considering bringing forward the date by which it will spend 3% of economic output on defence, just a year after it last increased its targets, the...
Morning Bid: Japan's Economy Could Do With Some Fire Horse Energy
Date: February 16, 2026
Feb 16 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a quiet start to the week with holidays in much of Asia - welcome, almost, to the year of the Fire...
Shares Edge up in Thinly-Traded Holiday Markets, Japan Data Disappoint
Date: February 16, 2026
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares were quietly consolidating recent hefty gains on Monday as holidays made for thin trading, and dismal economic data out of Japan took some of the...
Ukraine, IMF Ease Conditions on New $8.2 Billion Loan Program
Date: February 14, 2026
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to ease some conditions, including sensitive tax increases, for a new $8.2 billion...
Germany Shows Interest in Polish Air-Defence System, Says Deputy Minister
Date: February 13, 2026
WARSAW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Germany is interested in purchasing the Polish-made Piorun man-portable anti-aircraft system, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on Friday. "Germany has...