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The European Central Bank is prepared to offer euro liquidity to monetary authorities from around the world, an effort to prevent market tensions and increase global use of the single currency....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, saying he's open to elections if ceasefire is reached. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Peru rejected concerns that operations at Chinese-owned Chancay port near Lima threaten its sovereignty, days after US officials warned that fresh regulatory exemptions granted to the port could undermine the country's autonomy....

After Mexican investigators said they'd uncovered a brazen extortion scheme by a rogue mayor against the world's oldest tequila maker, the state government is seeking to repair the damage....

Volkswagen AG has been ordered to face a criminal trial in France related to the diesel-emission scandal that erupted more than a decade ago....

Business development companies run by Carlyle Group Inc. and Sixth Street Partners set up a joint venture to issue collateralized loan obligations, in a bid to boost returns in a sector where declining interest rates have squeezed earnings....

UK PM Keir Starmer speaks alongside EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Munich Security Conference, 14 Feb 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Steve Rattner of Willett Advisors examines whether tariffs and trade policy are actually changing the trajectory of US manufacturing. He discusses the data behind industrial output, the consumer cost of keeping out Chinese EV maker BYD, and the strategic trade-offs of protecting domestic industry. As President Trump touts potential for 15% GDP growth, Rattner explains why that's unlikely to happen — and why productivity gains from AI may matter more than tariffs. (Source: Bloomberg)...

'The entirety of the beef and cattle market is a wreck,' says a Missouri rancher....

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) Michigan speaks on the US's standing on the global stage and relationship with Europe, tariffs, and more. She speaks with Bloomberg's Oliver Crook from the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Italy is investigating deliberate damage to the country's railway infrastructure for a second time during the Winter Olympics, in what the transport minister called “criminal acts.”...

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius insisted that a troubled plan to develop a new fighter jet in partnership with France is “not dead yet” as he set out plans to expand the military and make its supply chains more resilient....

Turkish brokerage Tera Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS, which has seen its share-price surge over the past year, reported a nearly 70-fold jump in profit for 2025....

It was supposed to be a relatively relaxing work week in the South Florida sun for the hundreds of bankers, brokers, advisers, portfolio managers, analysts and investors attending a series of financial industry conferences from Miami to Boca Raton. Then AI crashed the party....

Kenya's price for super petrol will be reduced by four shillings and 24 cents per liter to 178.26 shillings in the capital, Nairobi, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority said in a statement on X....

Milan's hosting of the Winter Olympics comes as the city is emerging as a new hub for global wealth. Originally driven by Italy's favorable flat-tax regime, the city is now benefiting from stability, expanding financial activity and a cosmopolitan lifestyle that it hopes can rival London and Paris. Yet rising property prices and mounting cost-of-living concerns highlight the challenges that come with rapid growth. The real test for Milan may be finding a balance between prosperity and authenticity. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Governments have only begun to grasp the major shifts in policies and politics the “age of electricity” may bring....

An unusually busy week of economic data in the US sent conflicting signals for the Federal Reserve....

China's market regulator summoned major online platform companies on Friday, directing them to comply with laws and regulations, and rein in promotional practices....

Two incumbent Philippine senators were named “co-perpetrators” in former President Rodrigo Duterte's crimes against humanity case before the International Criminal Court....