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  • YouTube and Snap settled a Kentucky school district lawsuit over student mental-health costs in the first bellwether case.
  • Mexico's economy contracted 3.2% annualized in Q1, marking a sharper-than-expected economic downturn.
  • DRC confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Ituri with 80 deaths and activated emergency response teams.
  • U.S. prosecutors charged and detained a suspected senior member of an Iran-backed militia for coordinating attacks in Europe and the U.S.
  • Amazon faces a proposed class-action accusing it of passing unlawful tariff-driven costs to customers after those tariffs were invalidated.
  • WaFd Bank trades at a single-digit P/E and 3%+ yield, prompting buy calls targeting roughly $38.50 with tight stops.

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RBA Governor Signals Further Rate Increases If Inflation Becomes Entrenched

RBA Governor Signals Further Rate Increases If Inflation Becomes Entrenched

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock told a Senate committee that the RBA stands ready to raise interest rates further if inflation becomes entrenched. Speaking to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Bullock said it remains unclear whether additional hikes will be necessary, after the RBA raised the cash rate by 25 basis point…

Wholesale inflation eases in January as import costs climb amid weak yen

Wholesale inflation eases in January as import costs climb amid weak yen

Japan's corporate goods price index (CGPI) rose 2.3% year-on-year in January, easing from December's 2.4% increase, while an index of yen-based import prices advanced 0.5% year-on-year after December's revised 0.2% rise. The figures underline how a softer yen continues to feed cost pressures and will be part of the Bank of Japan's deliberations on …

RBA Signals Willingness to Lift Rates Further if Inflation Proves Persistent

RBA Signals Willingness to Lift Rates Further if Inflation Proves Persistent

Australia’s central bank has signalled it will raise interest rates again if inflation becomes entrenched, though the governor said it is not yet clear further tightening is necessary. The Reserve Bank increased the cash rate by 25 basis points last week to 3.85%, reversing one of three cuts from the prior year, while underlying inflation has accel…

AbbVie Files Suit Challenging CMS Botox Price Limits

AbbVie Files Suit Challenging CMS Botox Price Limits

AbbVie has taken the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to overturn newly applied price controls for Botox. The company contends Botox qualifies as a plasma-derived product excluded from price controls under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 a…

Global survey finds sharp rise in threats and harassment of elected officials

Global survey finds sharp rise in threats and harassment of elected officials

A global survey by the Inter-Parliamentary Union finds a substantial increase in violence, threats and harassment against politicians, particularly online. Based largely on responses collected in 2025 from lawmakers in more than 80 countries and detailed questionnaires from 519 elected officials in five nations, the report highlights disproportiona…

Banco do Brasil Forecasts Return to Stronger Profits in 2026

Banco do Brasil Forecasts Return to Stronger Profits in 2026

Banco do Brasil reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued guidance that its adjusted net profit could rise to between 22 billion and 26 billion reais in 2026, signalling a potential rebound after a 45% decline in 2025. Management highlighted ongoing focus on risk mitigation and profitability while setting targets for credit gr…

U.S. Offers Payments to Afghans in Qatar as Officials Move to Close Camp

U.S. Offers Payments to Afghans in Qatar as Officials Move to Close Camp

The State Department has begun providing cash to Afghans housed at the former U.S. base Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar to encourage repatriation as Washington seeks to close the facility. Lawmakers and advocacy groups warned that the offer may amount to pressured returns for people who fear persecution in Afghanistan, and officials acknowledged uncertai…

Evercore Maintains Outperform on Apple as AI Upgrade Timeline Slips

Evercore Maintains Outperform on Apple as AI Upgrade Timeline Slips

Evercore ISI reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $330.00 price objective for Apple (AAPL) even as it expects the company to delay the planned March launch of Apple Intelligence 2.0. The firm says testing issues will push the initiative into a multi-stage rollout over the year, with some features possibly appearing by mid-year and a broader Siri r…