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UK businesses and consumers show signs of recovery in early 2026

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - British businesses have extended their early 2026 rebound into a second m...

20th February, 2026

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Euro zone businesses perform better than expected in February as manufacturing bounces back, PMI shows

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity accelerated faster than forecast this month a...

20th February, 2026

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Lagarde dampens ECB exit talk, says she expects to finish her term

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde said she expects completing her mission as president of the Eur...

20th February, 2026

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Dollar dips after Supreme Court rules against Trump's tariffs

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The dollar was poised on Friday to cap its strongest weekly...

20th February, 2026

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Sterling steadies after three-day fall as investors pause following dovish data

By Niket Nishant LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's pound held steady against the dollar on Thursd...

19th February, 2026

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BoE's Mann welcomes inflation data, wants improvement in underlying figures

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said British inflatio...

19th February, 2026

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UK stats office to cut some reports to focus on improving core data

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's statistics agency said on Thursday it would cut some of its pub...

19th February, 2026

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UK industrial orders remain in the doldrums, CBI says

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - British industrial orders have fallen heavily again and price pressures r...

19th February, 2026

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Exclusive-ECB's Lagarde signals no imminent exit as politics and central banks collide

FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has told colleagues...

19th February, 2026

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In Russia, many restaurants and cafes close as consumption stalls amid major slowdown

By Ekaterina Maksimova MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Restaurants and cafes are closing down in Russia a...

19th February, 2026

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Poland's Bank Pekao tops profit estimates fuelled by higher fee income

GDANSK, Poland, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bank Pekao, Poland's second-biggest lender by assets, reported a...

19th February, 2026

Image for Trading Day: Wall St rally fades as European shares close at record high; crude surges on supply worries
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Trading Day: Wall St rally fades as European shares close at record high; crude surges on supply worries

NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks chased their European counterparts higher on Wednesday, but...

19th February, 2026