News

Rheinmetall: The first order under the framework agreement is worth approximately 63 million euros.

Shares of India's Adani Group once rose 3.1%.

The UK two-year government bond yield fell about 2 basis points on the day to 3.565%, the lowest level since August 2024.

The German DAX30 index opened down 44.01 points, or 0.18%, at 24768.49 points on February 17 (Tuesday);The British FTSE 100 index opened up 25 points on February 17 (Tuesday) .41 points, an increase of 0.24%, to 10499.10 points;The FCHI index opened on February 17 (Tuesday), an increase of 1.70 points, or 0.02%, to 8318.20 points;Europe The Stoxx 50 index opened down 5.83 points, or 0.10%, at 5973.05 points on February 17 (Tuesday);The Spanish IBEX 35 index opened down 11.0 points on February 17 (Tuesday). 91 points, a decrease of 0.07%, to 17836.09 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened down 102.70 points, or 0.23%, to 45316.50 points on February 17 (Tuesday).

Swedish Finance Minister: Sweden is not expected to join the euro zone in the next few years.

UK interest rate futures prices showed a 73% chance of the Bank of England cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in March, compared with about 65% before the release of labor market data.

Ukrainian Air Force: Russia launched 425 drones and missiles overnight.

Market News: Traders have increased their bets on interest rate cuts from the Bank of England, fully pricing in two rate cuts this year.

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez: We will ask prosecutors to investigate companies such as X and Meta (META.O) for spreading inappropriate content about children generated by AI.

Eurozone Stoxx 50 futures fell 0.40%, Germany's DAX futures fell 0.40%, and Britain's FTSE 100 futures fell 0.03%.

Ukrainian energy company DTEK said the Russian attack on the Odessa region caused "extremely serious" damage to power infrastructure.

Office for National Statistics: The UK economic inactivity rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 20.8% in the three months to December.

ONS: The Office for National Statistics said 11,000 people were less in paid employment in January 2026 than in December 2025.

The UK's ILO unemployment rate in the three months of December was 5.2%, the highest since January 2021.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the UK in January was 28,600, compared with the previous value of 17,900.

The UK unemployment rate in January was 4.4%, compared with the previous value of 4.40%.

Germany's January CPI annual rate final value was 2.1%, expected to be 2.1%, and the previous value was 2.10%.

Germany's January CPI monthly rate final value was 0.1%, expected to be 0.1%, and the previous value was 0.10%.

Germany's January adjusted CPI monthly rate final value was -0.1%, expected -0.1%, and the previous value -0.10%.

The final value of Germany's adjusted CPI annual rate in January was 2.1%, which was expected to be 2.1% and the previous value was 2.10%.