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Feb 2026
Cabinet Office data showed Japan’s Q4 2025 GDP rose 0.1% quarter-on-quarter, missing 0.4% forecasts, rebounding from Q3 contraction

Japan’s Q4 2025 GDP inched up 0.1%, missing forecasts; annualised 0.2% as USD/JPY rose.

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Feb 2026
Following Japan’s weak Q4 GDP, USD/JPY rose above 153.00, reducing expectations of BoJ hikes

USD/JPY rebounded above 153 as weak Japan Q4 GDP cut BoJ hike bets; Fed cuts limited gains.

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Feb 2026
Britain’s annual Rightmove house price index slipped to 0%, easing from the prior 0.5% in February

Rightmove House Price Index showed 0% yearly growth in February, easing from 0.5% previously, signaling slowdown.

16

Feb 2026
January saw South Korea’s trade balance fall to $0B, down from the previous $8.74B surplus

South Korea’s trade surplus disappeared in January, with the balance falling to zero from $8.74bn previously.

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Feb 2026
In February, the UK’s Rightmove monthly house price index fell from 2.8% to zero

Rightmove’s UK House Price Index shows asking prices flat in February, with month-on-month growth slowing to 0%.

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Feb 2026
In Japan’s fourth quarter, quarterly GDP rose 0.1%, falling short of the 0.4% forecast

Japan’s GDP grew 0.1% in Q4, missing the 0.4% forecast by 0.3 percentage points overall.

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Feb 2026
Japan’s year-on-year GDP deflator held steady at 3.4% during the fourth quarter, unchanged

Japan’s GDP deflator rose 3.4% year on year in Q4, unchanged, indicating steady economy-wide price pressures.

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Feb 2026
Japan’s annualised GDP grew 0.2%, falling short of the 1.6% forecast, during the fourth quarter

Japan’s annualised GDP rose 0.2% in Q4, missing the 1.6% forecast and signalling slower growth.

16

Feb 2026
New Zealand’s BusinessNZ PSI slipped to 50.9 in January, down from 51.5 previously

New Zealand’s BusinessNZ PSI slipped to 50.9 in January from 51.5, signalling modest services expansion.

16

Feb 2026
Risk appetite returned as the S&P 500 halted premarket Friday selling, ahead of CPI data release

S&P 500 steadied pre-CPI; fears over oil-driven inflation eased after in-line CPI lifted stocks, gold.

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