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Morning Bid: Japan's economy could do with some Fire Horse energy - REUTERS

FEBRUARY 16, 2026

Feb 16 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

It's been a quiet start to the week with holidays in much of Asia - welcome, almost, to the year of the Fire Horse - and the United States.


Japanese data rained on the Nikkei's parade as GDP badly missed forecasts. The economy grew just 0.2% annualised in the December quarter, when analysts had hoped for a bounce of 1.6% after a contraction in Q3.

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