Market Talk: Currency traders 'on edge of their seats' for tariff news  ReutersForex alert: Market complacency – It's just a negotiation theatre?  FXStreetTariff Man Strikes Again — And Markets Ignore Him  BloombergMarket Talk: Accelerating a trade war 'in no-one's interest'  Reuters

The market’s all-time highs come with a load of anxiety: Morning Brief  Yahoo FinanceThis isn’t a 10-stock show right now. Here’s where to find opportunities with the S&P 500 at all-time highs.  MarketWatch‘Clock is ticking’ on stock market to make a move or break down  CNBC

Energy prices stabilised at a high level in 2024  European CommissionWho pays the most and least for electricity and gas across Europe?  EuronewsFixed vs variable electricity prices across Europe: What’s your best option for 2025?  MSNFixed vs variable electricity tariffs: Which one saves you more?  EuronewsElectricity and gas prices across Europe: How does your country compare?  MSN

Almost 90% of Japanese companies see Trump as bad for business, survey shows  Japan TodayView Full Coverage on Google News

What are the main events for today?  ForexLivePhilly Fed, jobless claims, and crude inventories in focus Thursday  Investing.comThursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg  Calculated RiskThursday's Economic Calendar  Seeking AlphaPPI and jobless claims take center stage in Thursday's economic data  MSN

BOE odds hardly changed after the UK CPI report yesterday  ForexLiveUK inflation spikes to a 10-month high, likely to worry the Bank of England  The Associated PressAs inflation returns, economists are pointing the finger at Reeves  YahooBank of England faces bumpier road after inflation accelerates  The GuardianInflation jumps on food, air fares and school fees  BBC.com

High street on the brink as confidence collapses to new low  The TelegraphGold hits record high amid geopolitical worries; Lloyds Bank profits drop 20% – business live  The GuardianFTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks mixed as UK consumer confidence sinks to fresh low  Yahoo Finance UKConsumers’ outlook on the economy drops for fifth month in a row  City A.M.Consumer confidence hits ‘new low’ in February as energy bills rise looms  Retail Week

Between a tariff and a hard place: How India can find the sweet trade spot in Trump era  The Economic TimesAutomobiles on government's list for trade talks with US  The Times of IndiaIndian Exporters See Limited Impact of US Tariffs on Drugs, Auto  BloombergTold PM Modi will impose reciprocal tariffs on India: US President Donald Trump  Hindustan Times

BOJ to raise rates once more this year to 0.75%, most likely in Q3  ReutersBOJ's Takata suggests further rate hike necessary  NHK WORLDBarclays expects BoJ to raise rates at a six-monthly pace, but risk is front loading  ForexLiveBOJ’s Hawkish Stance Seen Boosting Demand for US Corporate Bonds  Bloomberg

Questions? We've Got Answers: Addressing Issues Impacting the Economic and Financial Outlook  Forex Factory

RBA’s Hauser Says Rate Pause Would Have Seen CPI Undershoot  Yahoo FinanceAustralia's central bank cuts rates, cautious on further easing  ReutersThe RBA is cutting interest rates and unemployment is at historic lows. This is not supposed to be happening  The GuardianHow the Coalition responds to further cost-of-living relief is anyone's guess  ABC News

Is the Wirtschaftswunder kaputt?  ReutersWhy Germany is no longer the export champion it once was  DW (English)Fixing Germany’s economy is a critical task for the country’s next government  The Associated PressGermany’s Deep Political Problems Have No Easy Fix  Bloomberg

Bank of Korea preview: Rate cuts resume, but inflation caution clouds outlook  Forex FactoryView Full Coverage on Google News

China’s latest strategy to get consumers spending: a clampdown on rip-offs  South China Morning PostConsumer markets face intensified antitrust scrutiny in China's economic push  MLexChina's local govts, retailers raise subsidies in new round of trade-ins  bastillepost.comChinese Premier Promises Targeted Measures to Boost Consumption  U.S News & World Report MoneyChina records big achievements in trade-in policy  China Daily

Peak stability  DAWN.com

Premature alarm  DAWN.comPakistan Posts Current Account Deficit In January – OpEd  Eurasia ReviewMG Morning Breeze: Updates to Skim before Market  Mettis Link NewsPakistan’s current account turns negative in Jan amid rising imports  SAMAAC/A slips into $420m deficit  MSN

Trump considers increasing lumber tariffs to 25%  Forex FactoryView Full Coverage on Google News

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected in Feb  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News

Labour Force, Australia, January 2025  Forex FactoryJobs market like online dating, where recruiters 'swipe left' and applicants get 'ghosted'  ABC NewsAustralia jobless rate rises in January even as employment booms  ReutersAustralia January 2025 unemployment rate 4.1% (vs. 4.1% expected)  ForexLiveWeakening Labour Market Signals Private Sector Reboot  Mirage News

‘As employment goes, so goes the economy’: IRS layoffs could prove a significant impact on Kansas City  KCTV 5Thousands of layoffs expected to start hitting the IRS on Thursday  POLITICOForbes Daily: With Tax Season In Full Gear, Layoffs Come To The IRS  ForbesOver 6,000 IRS employees expected to be terminated by end of week  CBS NewsIRS plans to lay off 7,000 probationary workers beginning Thursday, AP source says  The Associated Press

Howard Lutnick Starts Wall Street Dynasty With DJ and Trader Sons  BloombergSenate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary  The New York TimesNewly-confirmed commerce secretary 'so pumped up' for Trump's economic, fiscal agenda  Fox Business

Brutal budget cuts ‘preferable’ to increased debt  The Jakarta PostView Full Coverage on Google News

Trump: I will announce tariffs on cars, semiconductors, chips , pharma and probably lumber over the next month or sooner  Forex Factory

Economic calendar in Asia 20 February 2025 - PBoC rate setting day, Australian jobs report  ForexLive

U.S. Housing Starts Freeze in January  Forex FactoryHomebuilder confidence falls to lowest level in five months amid tariff concerns, high mortgage rates  Yahoo FinanceUS Housing Starts Fall in Broad Pullback After December Surge  BloombergFrigid temperatures chill US single-family homebuilding; tariffs a potential drag  Reuters

Fed officials worry about inflation sparked by Trump’s tariffs and economic plans  MarketWatchFed officials are worried about tariffs' impact on inflation and see rate cuts on hold, minutes show  CNBCUS Fed warns Trump's tariffs may increase prices  BBC.comMinutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 28-29, 2025  Federal Reserve

‘Inflation is back,’ Trump says. ‘I had nothing to do with it’  YahooView Full Coverage on Google News

Cuts to American science will upend the economy it helped create  The HillThe NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials  The AtlanticHow the Trump administration wants to reshape American science  The Economist

Denmark announces plans to bolster its defense spending and raise it above 3% of GDP  YahooView Full Coverage on Google News

Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate for Q1 comes in at 2.3% unchanged  ForexLiveView Full Coverage on Google News

Business confidence grows as reforms bear fruit  BusinessdayDelay in Ajaokuta Steel takeoff reduces confidence in Nigeria’s Iron, Metal & Steel Industry- MAN  NairametricsMAN to FG: Manufacturing sector on its last breath  Daily TrustQ4: 2024 : High lending rates, lean loan sizes continue to hinder productivity ­— Report  Tribune OnlineManufacturing costs soared by 18.2% in Q4 – MAN  Punch Newspapers

U.S. Households Ramp Up ‘Doom Spending’ in Preparation for Possible Pandemic, Tariff Impacts  WWDSome Readers Are Stocking Up to Prepare for Tariffs. Here’s What They’re Buying.  The New York Times‘Sticker Shock’ Awaits US Consumers If Tariffs Threats Become Reality  BloombergTariff uncertainty is 'destabilizing' for consumers and companies  Yahoo FinanceUS consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling, report finds  Reuters

Tariffs Explained: As Tech Prices Start Climbing, Here's What They'll Mean for You  CNETWatch Tech Faces Tariffs Tit-for-Tat  BloombergWhy Trump’s 10% tariff won’t break enterprise IT budgets  OkooneTaiwan’s Acer to raise prices due to US tariffs  Taiwan NewsThe Electronics Industry and Trump Tariffs  Electronic Design