February 18, 2026
🎧 Kapital Market Brief
Today’s key headlines:
🇺🇸 U.S.: the Fed will release the minutes of its January policy meeting.
🇬🇧 UK: core inflation fell to its lowest level since August 2021.
🇯🇵 Japan: exports surged 16.8% YoY in January, the fastest pace since November 2022.
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