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Daily Market Brief February 19, 202619 February 2026: A rate cut next month is now heavily favoured
Highlights UK inflation falls sharply to 3% in January What is behind the US economy’s ‘jobless boom’? Christine Lagarde...
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Daily Market Brief February 18, 202618 February 2026: The UK economy is ’emitting a distress signal’ amid weak figures for jobs and wage growth
Highlights Traders increase bets on rate cuts as unemployment soars A worsening labour market remains the key risk to...
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Daily Market Brief February 17, 202617 February 2026: The BoE is under pressure to ‘cut interest rates and go for growth’ amid weak economic figures
Highlights UK bank bosses plan to set up a Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears Fed's Goolsbee sees...
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Daily Market Brief February 16, 202616 February 2026: Weak UK growth supports the BoE’s dovish February slant
Highlights BoE’s Pill sees underlying inflation at 2.5%, with rates slightly too low Goldman Sachs delivers a contrarian take...
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Daily Market Brief February 13, 202613 February 2026: Budget uncertainty weighed on businesses and consumers in Q4
Highlights The UK economy grew just 0.1% in the final quarter of 2025 Jobless claims dent the dollar Inflation...
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Daily Market Brief February 12, 202612 February 2026: Reeves shrugs off the student debt crisis, claiming loans are ‘designed not be paid back’
Highlights Reeves says integration with Europe is the biggest prize for the economy If this is the greatest economy...
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Daily Market Brief February 11, 202611 February 2026: Starmer Hits Historic Low as European Leaders Face Revolt
Highlights Starmer hangs tough Optimism around 2026 growth may be overdone Macron wants more EU joint borrowing GBP –...
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Daily Market Brief February 10, 202610 February 2026: Bailey wants to remain cautious on rates
Highlights UK borrowing costs rise as investors question Starmer's future The U.S. employment picture continues to weaken NATO needs...
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Daily Market Brief February 9, 20269 February 2026: Andrew Bailey: AI training is critical to the future of the UK job market
Highlights The UK economy is set to show modest growth amid budget concerns Trump wants to run the economy...
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Daily Market Brief February 6, 20266 February 2026: The Bank of England risks the jobs market in a bid to finish off inflation under control
Highlights Another close-run thing As U.S. job cuts hit 2009 levels The ECB holds interest rates steady amid jitters...
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Daily Market Brief February 5, 20265 February 2026: SMEs Prioritising AI To Drive Growth And Efficiency
Highlights Bank of England poised to hold UK interest rates Top Republican Senator Says Fed’s Powell didn’t commit a...
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Daily Market Brief February 4, 20264 February 2026: UK pay rises could pressure inflation, survey shows
Highlights Spain says it ‘absolutely’ supports the UK rejoining the EU Trump wants a weaker dollar, but economists aren’t...