Monthly Archives: February 2026
EUR/USD stays near 1.1850 as US and China holidays dampen Asian trading, limiting liquidity
Written on February 16, 2026 at 10:37 am, by
EUR/USD dipped near 1.1850 on holiday-thinned trade; softer US inflation boosted 2026 Fed-cut expectations.
Cabinet Office data showed Japan’s Q4 2025 GDP rose 0.1% quarter-on-quarter, missing 0.4% forecasts, rebounding from Q3 contraction
Written on February 16, 2026 at 10:36 am, by
Japan’s Q4 2025 GDP inched up 0.1%, missing forecasts; annualised 0.2% as USD/JPY rose.
Following Japan’s weak Q4 GDP, USD/JPY rose above 153.00, reducing expectations of BoJ hikes
Written on February 16, 2026 at 10:07 am, by
USD/JPY rebounded above 153 as weak Japan Q4 GDP cut BoJ hike bets; Fed cuts limited gains.
Britain’s annual Rightmove house price index slipped to 0%, easing from the prior 0.5% in February
Written on February 16, 2026 at 10:06 am, by
Rightmove House Price Index showed 0% yearly growth in February, easing from 0.5% previously, signaling slowdown.
January saw South Korea’s trade balance fall to $0B, down from the previous $8.74B surplus
Written on February 16, 2026 at 9:37 am, by
South Korea’s trade surplus disappeared in January, with the balance falling to zero from $8.74bn previously.
In February, the UK’s Rightmove monthly house price index fell from 2.8% to zero
Written on February 16, 2026 at 9:36 am, by
Rightmove’s UK House Price Index shows asking prices flat in February, with month-on-month growth slowing to 0%.
In Japan’s fourth quarter, quarterly GDP rose 0.1%, falling short of the 0.4% forecast
Written on February 16, 2026 at 9:08 am, by
Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% in Q4, missing the 0.4% forecast by 0.3 percentage points overall.
Japan’s year-on-year GDP deflator held steady at 3.4% during the fourth quarter, unchanged
Written on February 16, 2026 at 9:07 am, by
Japan’s GDP deflator rose 3.4% year on year in Q4, unchanged, indicating steady economy-wide price pressures.
Japan’s annualised GDP grew 0.2%, falling short of the 1.6% forecast, during the fourth quarter
Written on February 16, 2026 at 8:36 am, by
Japan’s annualised GDP rose 0.2% in Q4, missing the 1.6% forecast and signalling slower growth.
New Zealand’s BusinessNZ PSI slipped to 50.9 in January, down from 51.5 previously
Written on February 16, 2026 at 8:07 am, by
New Zealand’s BusinessNZ PSI slipped to 50.9 in January from 51.5, signalling modest services expansion.
