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Software Companies Face Higher Borrowing Costs, Tougher Scrutiny as AI Threatens Businesses
London Stocks Close Week Higher on Trump Tariff Ruling, BoE Rate Cut Hopes
Sterling Nears One-Month Low as Investors Bet on BoE Rate Cuts
Morning Bid: Oil Engulfed
Global Equity Funds Attract Biggest Inflow in Five Weeks as Concerns Around AI Ease
Date: February 20, 2026
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Global equity funds received their strongest inflows in five weeks in the seven days to February 18, as easing concerns over artificial intelligence stocks and investor rotation...
UK Businesses and Consumers Show Signs of Recovery in Early 2026
Date: February 20, 2026
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - British businesses have extended their early 2026 rebound into a second month, but jobs are still being sharply cut among services firms partly as a result of higher taxes...
Euro Zone Businesses Perform Better Than Expected in February as Manufacturing Bounces Back, PMI Shows
Date: February 20, 2026
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity accelerated faster than forecast this month as manufacturing swung back to growth for the first time since October, though the dominant services...
Lagarde Dampens ECB Exit Talk, Says She Expects to Finish Her Term
Date: February 20, 2026
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde said she expects completing her mission as president of the European Central Bank will take until the end of her term, amid speculation that she will resign early,...
Dollar Dips After Supreme Court Rules Against Trump's Tariffs
Date: February 20, 2026
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The dollar was poised on Friday to cap its strongest weekly performance since October, buoyed by a run of better-than-expected economic data, a more hawkish...
Sterling Steadies After Three-Day Fall as Investors Pause Following Dovish Data
Date: February 19, 2026
By Niket Nishant LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's pound held steady against the dollar on Thursday, stabilising after three consecutive days of losses as investors took a breather following the...