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Charting the Global Economy: ECB holds, the UK tilts toward rate cut

In the UK, central bankers came within a vote of lowering interest rates and predicted inflation will fall below its target, a closer-than-expected decision that revived hopes the Bank of England will cut next month

7 Feb 2026 4:07 pm
Amazon records strong Q4 holiday sales, but shares fall after it announces a sharp increase in capital spending

Amazon plans to increase capital spending by nearly 60% to $200 billion as it sees opportunities in artificial intelligence, robots, semiconductors and satellites

6 Feb 2026 9:08 am
US seizes 200+ website domains linked to India-based firms for running illegal online pharmacies

DEA says illegal operations were tied to multiple fatal overdoses and widespread drug diversion

5 Feb 2026 12:03 pm
Nippon Steel mulls $3.2 billion convertible bond sale

At 500 billion yen, the convertible bonds issuance would be the largest of its kind in Japan, according to LSEG data.

5 Feb 2026 11:13 am
Iran, US to hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman, says Iranian foreign minister

The announcement came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks

5 Feb 2026 11:05 am
China's Xi, Russia's Putin discuss their growing links, ties with US and global crises

Many of America's closest partners are exploring opportunities with China following clashes with President Donald Trump over tariffs and his demands to take over Greenland from NATO ally Denmark

5 Feb 2026 10:50 am
US Vice President JD Vance proposes trade bloc with price floors for critical minerals

The move comes as President Donald Trump launched Project Vault, a strategic stockpile of critical minerals with $10 billion from the U.S. Export-Import Bank and $2 billion in private funding

4 Feb 2026 10:50 pm
India to keep some farm protections in US trade deal, will buy US aircraft, arms, energy

Neither side provided a start date for the trade deal. Greer said that US and Indian officials were still putting terms on paper. A US official said the goal was to complete that work this week or soon thereafter

4 Feb 2026 9:59 am
US F-35 shoots down Iranian drone near Abraham Lincoln carrier

The incident coincides with ongoing diplomatic efforts for Iran-U.S. nuclear talks and follows increased U.S. military presence in the Middle East

3 Feb 2026 11:57 pm
Russia's Novak says 'we'll see' how situation develops over Indian oil purchases

The Trump administration said on Monday that India had agreed to stop buying Russia oil

3 Feb 2026 4:07 pm