What I Am Reading
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Markets
- Wall St rises as markets assess economic dataReuters
- Tech steadies; Treasurys, metals holdMarketWatch
- The demand for bonds is insatiable—even risky borrowers benefitWall Street Journal
Commodities
Central Banks
US
- Weekly jobless claims fall slightly; labor market stabilizingReuters
- Healthcare Jobs Have Become the Engine of America’s Labor MarketWall Street Journal
- January homes sales tank more than 8% with potential buyers strugglingCNBC
- CBO: U.S. budget hole set to deepen by trillionsWall Street Journal
- Five sticking points in DHS funding/immigration talks before deadlineReuters
Japan
Tariffs
Geopolitics
- Erratic US is spurring 'middle powers' into actionReuters
- Savior or ‘Supervillain’? A Trump Ally’s Gamble to Unlock Venezuela’s OilWall Street Journal
- Massive Russian strike knocks out power, heat across UkraineReuters
- Russia's economy to keep slowing in H1 2026, minister saysReuters
- US and Iran show flexibility on nuclear deal, Turkey's FM tells FTReuters
AI
US Nonfarm Payrolls (January 2026)
- Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Unemployment Rate (January 2026)
- Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics