Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Afternoon
- Stocks rise ahead of Fed minutes as Nvidia shares gain: Live updates
- Gold Rises Above $5,000 as Dip-Buyers Come in Amid Thin Trade
- Fed minutes: Lower inflation needed before many officials will support rate cuts
- Hassett says authors of New York Fed tariff study should be disciplined: ‘Worst paper I’ve ever seen’
- Trump administration slams New York Fed study that says US consumers bear the cost of tariffs
- Fed Minutes Show Several Officials Point to Rate-Hike Scenario
- US Manufacturing Momentum Builds Up in Both Output and Orders
- Hassett Attacks NY Fed for Study on Tariff Burden Hitting US
- IPO Market Limps Into Seasonal Lull After $7.2 Billion Burst
- How Europe Will Choose Lagarde’s Successor as ECB President
- Why US-Iran Tensions Raise Concern Over the Strait of Hormuz
- The Federal Reserve Wants to Change How You Shop for a Mortgage
- Lenders to Commercial Real Estate Owners Reach Breaking Point
- U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan in Limbo Amid Pressure Campaign From China
- Canada’s Carney Edges Closer to Majority Government With Conservative Defection
- Trump adviser says New York Fed economists should be ‘disciplined’ for publishing study on tariffs
General
- Stocks rise ahead of Fed minutes as Nvidia shares gain: Live updates
- Oil jumps more than 2% after Vance says Iran ignored key U.S. demand, military strikes on the table
- Gold and Silver Regain Ground Ahead of Fed Minutes Release
- Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran
- Mortgage rates sink to the lowest level in a month, sparking more refinance demand
- Fed minutes could highlight shift in balance of risks as policymakers put rates on hold
- Investors are falling out of love with AI
- Bitcoin Won Over Wall Street and Now It’s Paying the Price
- Japan, US Reach $36 Billion of Gas, Mineral Deals in Trump Pact
- Japan exports growth surges to over 3-year high, up nearly 17% in January, as shipments to China soar
- Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine’s political and military differences
- How a Social Media Addiction Trial Threatens Big Tech
- Private Credit Should Worry About a Singularity in Software Debt
- US Housing Starts Rise to Five-Month High in Broad Increase
- US Core Capital Goods Orders Exceeded Forecast in December
- Unprecedented ‘Jobless Boom’ Tests Limits of US Economic Expansion
- Banks Pounce on M&A Revival With $100 Billion of Buyout Debt
- Hassett Attacks NY Fed for Study on Tariffs Hurting US Companies
- US Insurers’ Dollar Hedging in 2026 Tops ‘Liberation Day’ Fever
- How the World’s Most Boring Market Became a ‘Battlefield’
- US and Japan unveil first mega-projects under $550bn trade deal
- Brevan Howard’s crypto fund slumped 30% in 2025 amid bitcoin rout
Evening
- Stock futures are little changed as traders await Fed meeting minutes: Live updates
- Bitcoin Declines Amid Risk-Off Mood With AI Concerns to The Fore
- Gold Drops Below $4,900 in Thin Holiday Trading as Dollar Rises
- Japan to Invest $36 Billion in US Projects Under Trump Deal
- IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Trump exerting undue pressure on him
- Fed Officials Say AI Productivity Boost Could Raise Neutral Rate
- Vance Says Iran Is Ignoring Core U.S. Demands in Talks
- Behold, the story of the Fed balance sheet in a single chart
- Air pollution directly linked to Alzheimer’s risk, scientists say