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India's Cenbank Proposes 10% Exposure Limit for Banks Lending to REITs

India's Cenbank Proposes 10% Exposure Limit for Banks Lending to REITs

India's central bank on Friday proposed that banks be allowed to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts with safeguards such as an exposure ceiling of 10% of the bank's eligible capital base and mandatory monitoring of the end use of funds. A REIT is an entity that owns and manages in...


February 13, 2026
EU Body Should Oversee Europe's Biggest Asset Managers, ECB Blog
EU Body Should Oversee Europe's Biggest Asset Managers, ECB Blog

The European Union's financial watchdog should coordinate oversight of the bloc's biggest asset managers, such as BlackRock and Amundi, to...

China Jan new Loans Jump, Miss Forecasts as Weak Demand Persists
China Jan new Loans Jump, Miss Forecasts as Weak Demand Persists

China’s new bank lending jumped in January from the previous month but was below expectations and far short of the record level a year...

Taiwan Hikes 2026 Economic Growth Forecast to 7.7% on AI Demand
Taiwan Hikes 2026 Economic Growth Forecast to 7.7% on AI Demand

Taiwan's tech-reliant economy is expected to grow faster than previously predicted in 2026, riding the wave of demand for artificial...

Swiss Inflation Remains at Bottom End of Cenbank's Target
Swiss Inflation Remains at Bottom End of Cenbank's Target

Switzerland's annual inflation rate stayed at 0.1% in January, government data showed on Friday, the bottom end of the Swiss National...

Spain's Final 12-mth EU-Harmonised Inflation at 2.4% in Jan
Spain's Final 12-mth EU-Harmonised Inflation at 2.4% in Jan

Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate fell to 2.4% in January, down from 3.0% in the period through December, final data...

Foreign Allocations Lag India's Growth Potential, Amundi
Foreign Allocations Lag India's Growth Potential, Amundi

India's rising share of global economic growth is not adequately reflected in foreign portfolio or strategic investment flows, the head of...

Anthropic Clinches $380B Valuation after $30B Funding Round
Anthropic Clinches $380B Valuation after $30B Funding Round

Anthropic has raised $30 billion in its latest funding round, more than doubling the Claude chatbot maker's valuation to $380 billion and...

February 12, 2026
Hermes Beats Sales Expectations, Sees Positive signs in China
Hermes Beats Sales Expectations, Sees Positive signs in China

Hermes, whose handbags sell for $10,000 and more, on Thursday reported stronger than expected fourth-quarter revenue growth, lifted by strong sales...

US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall Less than Expected; Labor Market Stabilizing
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall Less than Expected; Labor Market Stabilizing

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased less than expected last week, but the decline was consistent...

India's Hindalco Posts 45% Fall in Quarterly Profit on Higher Costs
India's Hindalco Posts 45% Fall in Quarterly Profit on Higher Costs

India's Hindalco Industries posted a 45% fall in its third-quarter profit on Thursday despite firmer aluminium and copper prices, weighed...

UK Economy Barely Grew in Q4 as Budget Uncertainty Weighed
UK Economy Barely Grew in Q4 as Budget Uncertainty Weighed

Britain's economy barely grew in the final quarter of 2025 as activity fared worse than initially estimated during the run-up to finance...

India Cenbank Proposes Stricter Rules for Loan-Recovery Agents
India Cenbank Proposes Stricter Rules for Loan-Recovery Agents

India's central bank has proposed to tighten rules for lenders using agents to recover dues, including curbing the use of borrowers'...

Steel Sentiment Boost Reflected in M&A Talks with Jindal, Thyssenkrupp CEO
Steel Sentiment Boost Reflected in M&A Talks with Jindal, Thyssenkrupp CEO

Stricter upcoming quotas and tariffs on steel imports into Europe have boosted sentiment on beaten steel stocks, the CEO of Thyssenkrupp said,...

Japanese Oil and Gas Group Inpex sees LNG Supply Shortfall in Asia in 2035
Japanese Oil and Gas Group Inpex sees LNG Supply Shortfall in Asia in 2035

Inpex, Japan's biggest oil and gas producer, expects global demand for liquefied natural gas to grow by 75% to some 700 million metric tonnes...

ECB to Broaden Access to Euro Backstop, Board Member Says
ECB to Broaden Access to Euro Backstop, Board Member Says

The European Central Bank is preparing to broaden access to its euro backstop facility, hoping to reduce the risk of any disruption in euro funding...

UK Economy Barely Grew in Q4 as Budget Uncertainty Weighed
UK Economy Barely Grew in Q4 as Budget Uncertainty Weighed

Britain's economy barely grew in the final quarter of 2025 as activity fared worse than initially estimated during the run-up to finance...

UK Housing Market Shows Early Signs of Recovery, RICS Survey
UK Housing Market Shows Early Signs of Recovery, RICS Survey

The downturn in Britain's housing market abated in January, according to a report published on Thursday by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Japan's Wholesale Inflation Slows, Weak Yen Pressures Import Costs
Japan's Wholesale Inflation Slows, Weak Yen Pressures Import Costs

Japan's annual wholesale inflation slowed for a second consecutive month in January but yen-based import costs rose, highlighting the impact of...

February 11, 2026
January Jobs Data Bolsters Case for Fed Hold on Rates
January Jobs Data Bolsters Case for Fed Hold on Rates

Federal Reserve policymakers who voted last month to hold short-term borrowing costs steady rather than continue their string of interest-rate cuts...

European Asset Managers Tumble, AI Disruption Jitters Spread
European Asset Managers Tumble, AI Disruption Jitters Spread

Shares of European money managers fell sharply on Wednesday following a steep selloff in U.S. rivals a day earlier, as they became the latest firms...

Box Maker Smurfit Westrock Targets 40% Increase in Core Profit by 2030
Box Maker Smurfit Westrock Targets 40% Increase in Core Profit by 2030

Cardboard box maker Smurfit Westrock aims to grow its full-year core profit to $7 billion by 2030 from just under $5 billion last year, a goal it...

India to Revise Base Year for CPI, GDP, Industrial Output Data every 3-5 yrs, Official
India to Revise Base Year for CPI, GDP, Industrial Output Data every 3-5 yrs, Official

India plans to revise the base year of key economic indicators, including consumer price index, gross domestic product and industrial output, every...

AI Disruption Fears Create Buying Chance in US Software Stocks, Strategists
AI Disruption Fears Create Buying Chance in US Software Stocks, Strategists

The severity of the pullback in software stocks in recent days, driven by fears of advances in artificial intelligence disrupting the...

China's 2026 Coal Output Set for Slowest Growth this Decade Despite Lower Imports
China's 2026 Coal Output Set for Slowest Growth this Decade Despite Lower Imports

China's coal output is expected to rise 35 million metric tons to 4.86 billion tons in 2026, a major coal industry group said on Tuesday, the...

Submarine Maker TKMS Hits Record $22B Order Backlog, Raises Sales Outlook
Submarine Maker TKMS Hits Record $22B Order Backlog, Raises Sales Outlook

German submarine maker TKMS reported a $22 billion order backlog - a new record - and raised its 2026 sales outlook on Wednesday, citing a...

China Makes Small Dent in Deflation Battle as Supply-Demand Imbalance Persists
China Makes Small Dent in Deflation Battle as Supply-Demand Imbalance Persists

China's consumer inflation cooled in January while producer price deflation persisted, highlighting once again the underlying weakness in...

February 10, 2026
US Retail Sales Stall in Dec; Underlying Weakness Emerging
US Retail Sales Stall in Dec; Underlying Weakness Emerging

U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly unchanged in December as households scaled back spending on motor vehicles and other big-ticket items,...

Brazil's Annual Inflation Slightly Up in Jan, Still Backing Easing Outlook
Brazil's Annual Inflation Slightly Up in Jan, Still Backing Easing Outlook

Brazil's annual inflation edged up in January, broadly in line with expectations, while remaining within the official target range, data from...

French Wine, Spirits Exports Lose Fizz for 3rd yr, Trade Tensions Hit
French Wine, Spirits Exports Lose Fizz for 3rd yr, Trade Tensions Hit

French wine and spirits exports fell for a third consecutive year in 2025 as U.S. tariffs and duties in China hurt sales, and the outlook remains...

Britain Secures Record Amount of Solar in Renewable Power Auction
Britain Secures Record Amount of Solar in Renewable Power Auction

Britain secured a record amount of solar power in an auction offering guaranteed electricity price contracts to renewable projects, the government...

Malaysia Economy Likely Grew at Fastest Pace in over Year in Q4 - Reuters
Malaysia Economy Likely Grew at Fastest Pace in over Year in Q4 - Reuters

Malaysia's economy likely expanded at its fastest pace in more than a year in the final quarter of 2025, supported by strong domestic demand...

StanChart's Shares Fall on Departure of CFO De Giorgi
StanChart's Shares Fall on Departure of CFO De Giorgi

Standard Chartered's, shares tumbled on Tuesday after the lender said its Chief Financial Officer Diego De Giorgi had left the bank. The...

February 9, 2026
India's Fuel Demand Slips Month-on-Month in Jan, Rises Annually
India's Fuel Demand Slips Month-on-Month in Jan, Rises Annually

India's fuel consumption fell to 21.05 million metric tons in January from 21.71 million the previous month, which was the highest monthly...

Mexico Inflation Speeds Up in Jan on new Taxes Go into Effect
Mexico Inflation Speeds Up in Jan on new Taxes Go into Effect

Inflation in Mexico sped up in January, data from the national statistics agency showed on Monday, supporting the central bank's decision last...

French Central Bank Head Villeroy to Stand Down Early
French Central Bank Head Villeroy to Stand Down Early

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau will stand down in June, more than a year before the end of his term, the central bank said on...

Chevron's Tengiz Oilfield Back to 60% of Usual Output, Two Sources
Chevron's Tengiz Oilfield Back to 60% of Usual Output, Two Sources

The giant Chevron-led Tengiz field in Kazakhstan has recovered to around 60% of peak production and aims to reach full output by February 23,...

Indian Farm Unions, Opposition Vow to Fight India-US Trade Pact
Indian Farm Unions, Opposition Vow to Fight India-US Trade Pact

Indian farm unions and opposition parties have called for nationwide protests against the new India-U.S. trade framework, saying it risks...

UK Bond Yields Climb, PM Starmer Struggles with Mandelson Crisis
UK Bond Yields Climb, PM Starmer Struggles with Mandelson Crisis

British government bond yields rose as investors increasingly called into question the political future of Prime Minister Keir Starmer following...

Euro Zone Investor Morale Rises Sharply in February
Euro Zone Investor Morale Rises Sharply in February

The Sentix index measuring investor morale in the euro zone rose unexpectedly in February, its third consecutive monthly gain and its highest level...

Taiwan Jan Exports Surge at Fastest Pace in 16 yrs on AI Demand
Taiwan Jan Exports Surge at Fastest Pace in 16 yrs on AI Demand

Taiwan's exports rose much more than expected in January, hitting the fastest monthly clip in 16 years amid continued demand for the...

S.Korea Watchdog says Tougher Crypto Rules Needed after $40B Giveaway
S.Korea Watchdog says Tougher Crypto Rules Needed after $40B Giveaway

South Korea's financial market watchdog said on Monday local exchange Bithumb's unintentional giveaway of more than $40...

Taiwan says 40% Shift of Chip Capacity to US is 'Impossible'
Taiwan says 40% Shift of Chip Capacity to US is 'Impossible'

It would be "impossible" to move 40% of Taiwan's semiconductor capacity to the U.S., the island's top tariff negotiator said,...


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