FTSE 100 futures are up 0.2% following a 1% rally and a new record for the index yesterday. The FTSE 250 also bounced in Thursday’s session, rising by 1.2%. The pound is about flat against the dollar, trading above $1.24.

Die Europäische Zentralbank könnte bei ihrer nächsten Zinsentscheidung im März dem Vernehmen nach aufhören, ihren geldpolitischen Kurs als “restriktiv” zu bezeichnen.

The Bank of Japan’s message on gradual interest hikes has been clearly received by financial markets, Governor Kazuo Ueda said, adding that more hikes will take place if its economic outlook is realized.

Fuji Media Holdings Inc. shares slipped and the spread on its bonds has widened as the impact of a sexual harassment scandal continues to hurt the Japanese television broadcaster.

Philippine stocks dropped, putting the the nation’s benchmark index on course for a bear market, amid concern over disappointing economic growth and rising global headwinds.

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Six storms around Australia and its territories are expected to strengthen in the coming days, with one system likely to trigger life-threatening flooding in the nation’s north and three others with at least a moderate chance to form into tropical cyclones by Monday.

JSR Corp., the leading supplier of photoresists used to make semiconductors, sees the arrival of DeepSeek’s low-cost artificial intelligence model as a boon to the industry.

President Donald Trump’s move to scale back US investments in renewable energy is spurring companies to look to Brazil as an alternative for those projects, according to Finance Minister Fernando Haddad.

New housing project launches in the Thai capital fell 19% last year as prices surged and developers focused more on building expensive properties, according to an industry consultant.

And DeepSeek’s example of doing more with less is a positive market signal for Europe, which has plenty of talent even if it attracts a fraction of the venture-capital investment of the US (16% versus 57% of global funding in 2024).

The ECB is pondering the sweet spot for borrowing costs. Slow growth and falling inflation signal another cut.