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Canadian home sales drop 5.8% in January after winter storm
Tiger News3 minutes ago
Premarket Movers | Gold and Silver Stocks Jump; AGQ up 7%; Hycroft Mining, First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver up 3%
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Ukraine peace talks in Geneva end, Russia's RIA reports
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Nvidia rises after mega multiyear Meta AI chip deal
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Oil edges higher as traders weigh progress in US-Iran talks
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Permits for housing construction rebound in 2025, German statistics office says
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Canadian home sales drop 5.8% in January after winter storm
By Fergal SmithTORONTO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Canadian home sales fell 5.8% in January from December and prices declined as a severe winter storm hit parts of the country, including Ontario, the most populous province, data from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed on Wednesday.Unusually, the sh...Reuters
2 minutes ago
Stocks
Premarket Movers | Gold and Silver Stocks Jump; AGQ up 7%; Hycroft Mining, First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver up 3%
Gold and silver stocks jumped in premarket trading on Wednesday.AGQ up 7%; Hycroft Mining, First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver up 3%; Coeur Mining up 2%; Harmony Gold, Newmont up 1%.Tiger News
3 minutes ago
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Ukraine peace talks in Geneva end, Russia's RIA reports
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S.-mediated peace talks on Ukraine between Russia and Ukraine have ended in Geneva, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday.TASS, another state news agency, cited Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky as saying that more talks would be held soon.Reuters
7 minutes ago
Stocks
Nvidia rises after mega multiyear Meta AI chip deal
Nvidia NVDA.O shares rise 2% premarket on Wednesday after it struck a multiyear deal to supply Meta META.O with millions of current and next-gen AI chipsPact spans Nvidia's Blackwell and forthcoming Rubin processors, plus standalone Grace and Vera CPUsNvidia did not disclose a value for the dea...Reuters
10 minutes ago
Commodities
Oil edges higher as traders weigh progress in US-Iran talks
Iran and US reach understanding on main 'guiding principles' in nuclear talksEurasia Group sees 65% chance of US strikes on Iran by AprilIran and Russia to conduct navy drill on Thursday, Fars news reportsBy Stephanie Kelly LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday a...Reuters
10 minutes ago
Economic Indicator
Permits for housing construction rebound in 2025, German statistics office says
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The number of permits for housing construction rose in 2025 for the first time after three years of declines, data by the German Statistics Office showed on Wednesday.Permits were granted for the construction of 238,500 residential units in new and existing buildings last ...Reuters
13 minutes ago
Commodities
Glencore reports earnings dip, returns $2 billion to shareholders
Reports 6% drop in adjusted EBITDA to $13.51 billionFinalises land access deal in DRC to extend mine lifeSays will be involved in US stockpiling programmeBy Clara Denina and Pratima Desai LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Glencore GLEN.L, fresh from a failed takeover approach from bigger rival Rio Tinto...Reuters
14 minutes ago
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Blackstone, EQT and CVC make offers for VW’s Everllence, FT reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE has attracted bids from top private equity funds including Blackstone BX.N, EQT EQTAB.ST and CVC CVC.AS for its diesel engine division Everllence, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.Everllence, which produces ship...Reuters
14 minutes ago
Stocks
Swiss bank EFG's shares tumble on 'unexpected' litigation charge
Shares in Swiss bank EFG International EFGN.S fall 8.4%Company reports a large litigation provision even as it posts 1% increase in full-year net profitCEO Giorgio Pradelli says the litigation fee resulted from a UK court case in which EFG and other asset managers were accused of laundering bribes t...Reuters
15 minutes ago
Commodities
India eases curbs on Chinese equipment imports for power, coal as projects delayed, sources say
India grants some exemptions for Chinese power, coal equipment Restrictions since 2020 caused shortages, slowing key projectsFormal order expected soon, sources sayBy Nikunj Ohri and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - India has begun easing its restrictions on buying Chinese equi...Reuters
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Kremlin says neither China nor Russia have carried out secret nuclear tests
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that neither China nor Russia have carried out secret nuclear tests, noting Beijing had denied U.S. accusations that it had done so.The United States this month accused China of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new,...Reuters
16 minutes ago
Forex
EMERGING MARKETS-EM currencies, stock inch up in holiday-thinned moves
MSCI EM FX up 0.1%, stocks gain 0.3%January headline consumer inflation falls in South AfricaSenegal expects to make March Eurobond payments on timeRussia-Ukraine start second day of talks in GenevaBy Purvi Agarwal Feb 18 (Reuters) - MSCI's indexes tracking emerging market currencies and stoc...Reuters
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Economic Indicator
ECB’s Villeroy: The ECB has won the battle against inflation
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council (GC) member and French central bank Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said during European trading hours on Wednesday that the battle against inflation is over now.
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Stocks
Palo Alto Networks drops on lowered annual profit forecast
Shares of cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks PANW.O slump 7.34% to $151.50 in premarket tradingCo trimmed its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, citing rising costs from recent acquisitions aimed at strengthening its AI capabilities Co expects $2.3 bln cash expenditure in Q3 for the CyberArk acq...Reuters
24 minutes ago
Forex
FOREX-Euro dips on reports ECB chief to leave, kiwi slumps as RBNZ takes easy stance
Kiwi falls as RBNZ holds rates, says policy to remain accommodativeFed minutes, geopolitics influence dollar strengthYen weakens as Japan set to begin US investmentsBy Samuel Indyk and Rocky Swift LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The euro dipped slightly on Wednesday after a report that European Centra...Reuters
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Economic Indicator
UK: Disinflation path intact as CPI nears target – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank’s Chief UK Economist Sanjay Raja notes that UK inflation fell to 3% year-on-year, its lowest level since March 2025, driven by weaker core goods and food prices, while services inflation remains sticky at 4.4%.Fxstreet
28 minutes ago
