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Japan PM Takaichi holds first meeting with BOJ chief Ueda since election win
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held their first bilateral meeting on Monday since the ruling party's ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
Yen falls after soft growth figures, dollar holds as traders weigh rate outlook
By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen fell on Monday following meagre growth figures, while the U.S. dollar was broadly steady as recent inflation data bolster...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
Oil prices edge higher ahead of US–Iran nuclear talks
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose slightly on Monday, with investors weighing the market implications of upcoming U.S.-Iran talks aimed at de-escalating tensions against a ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
Japan's junior coalition head warns against political meddling in BOJ policy
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's government must avoid meddling in monetary policy and focus on steps to build an economy strong enough to weather the potential p...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
Analysis-Winter economy emerges as poster child for China's stimulus tilt to services
CHONGLI, China, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Luo Li's ski resort north of Beijing is a rare post-pandemic success story that Chinese authorities want to replicate through state-led investments in various servic...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
Shares edge up in thinly-traded holiday markets, Japan data disappoint
By Nell Mackenzie and Naomi Rovnick LONDON/SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - World shares steadied on Monday after Friday's drop triggered by AI-related concerns as the Lunar New Year holiday in Asia and Pre...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
Japan’s fragile Q4 economic recovery poses early test for Takaichi
By Makiko Yamazaki and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy limped back to meagre growth in the fourth quarter, significantly missing market expectations in a key test for Prime Min...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
UK labour reforms to cut hiring by one in three employers, survey shows
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - More than one in three UK employers plan to cut their hiring of permanent staff due to costs introduced by the government's labour law reforms, a survey showed on Monday. Th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
UK property asking prices hold steady after post-budget jump, Rightmove says
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asking prices for British homes held steady in the four weeks to February 7 after a post-budget relief rally over the Christmas and New Year period, property website Rightmo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026
Japan's economy expands annualised 0.2% in Q4, below forecast
TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy eked out a slight expansion of an annualised 0.2% in the October-December quarter, government data showed on Monday, short of the median market forecast for a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2026



