Asia stocks were mostly higher, safe-haven assets stayed firm, with yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury little changed, while gold inched about 1% higher.

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Plus, tariff uncertainly gets worse

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Feb 23, 2026 • 2 min

European stocks to start the week lower as markets react to new Trump tariffs

European stocks are expected to start the week in negative territory as global markets react to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest global tariffs policy.

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Feb 23, 2026 • 4 min

How the AI debt binge shattered hyperscalers’ ‘unspoken contract’ with investors

Hyperscalers' AI capex spending is approaching "unheard of levels"

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Feb 23, 2026 • 1 min

EU weighs delaying US trade deal ratification amid ‘tariff chaos’

Also in this newsletter: France reprimands US for wading into national politics

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Feb 23, 2026 • 6 min

China’s leverage rises before high-stakes summit as Supreme Court curbs Trump tariffs

Supreme Court's decision to invalidate Trump's tariffs has strengthened China's hand ahead of the leaders summit in April, at a time when Beijing seeks U.S. concessions on Taiwan.

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Feb 23, 2026 • 1 min

What is behind Trump’s truce with China?

Allies are trying to work out if the administration is pursuing a tactical détente related to rare earths or if it is placing less emphasis on security issues

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Lagarde receives €140,000 from BIS despite payment ban for ECB staff

Employees say different standards are being applied to president and ‘mortals’ at European Central Bank

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