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Morning Bid: Japan markets welcome chance of a long-stay PM
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. So, something political markets actually like. Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi knocked it out of the park in ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
BHP's Vicuña could double investment in Argentina copper project to $800 million in 2026, executive says
BATIDERO, Argentina, Feb 9 (Reuters) - High in the Andes Mountains, more than 4,200 meters above sea level on the Argentina-Chile border, mining company Vicua Corp. aims to double its investment this ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Major Australian pension fund says Aussie dollar undervalued, boosts currency holding
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A major Australian pension fund has been increasing the hedging of its international equities portfolio, saying the Australian dollar has been undervalued as...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Japan says companies can rebuff unsolicited bids amid takeover risk concerns
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese companies are not obliged to accept unsolicited takeover bids even when offered large premiums, an industry ministry official t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Japan election landslide clears path for Takaichi to deliver tax cuts
By Leika Kihara and John Geddie TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to be pressed on her promised tax cuts and spending plans on Monday after a historic election win...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Contender for Bank of Korea governor backs higher property taxes to contain inflation
SEOUL, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Lee Seung-heon, one of the leading candidates to become the next Bank of Korea governor, backs raising taxes on property ownership to stop surging home prices from stoking inf...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Taiwan says 40% shift of chip capacity to US is 'impossible'
TAIPEI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - It would be "impossible" to move 40% of Taiwan's semiconductor capacity to the U.S., the island's top tariff negotiator said, pushing back against recent comments by American...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Japan stocks soar, super-long bonds steady in nod to Takaichi's 'responsible' stimulus
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks swept to all-time peaks while super-long bonds quickly reversed early weakness in an apparent vote of confidence in Prime Minister Sanae Taka...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Australian AI infrastructure developer Firmus lands $10 billion debt package from Blackstone, Coatue
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian artificial intelligence company Firmus said on Monday it had finalised a $10 billion debt funding package led by global private equity firm Blacks...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026
Live Nation executives in talks with DOJ to avert trial, Semafor reports
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Live Nation executives and lobbyists are in talks with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice in a bid to avoid a trial over allegations that the concert promoter operate...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2026



