February 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 495.39 points or 0.87% to 57,321.09 • Shanghai increased 35.336 points or 0.87% to 4,117.409 • Hang Seng decreased 491.59 points or -1.82% to 26,590.32 • ASX 200 decreased 3.70 points or -0.04% to 9,022.30 • SENSEX decreased 1,068.74 points

They are now talking about fast-tracking a referendum on reopening EU accession talks in Iceland, possibly as early as this year, accelerating a timeline that was originally expected closer to 2027. The shift is being driven by geopolitical tensions, economic pressures, and a growing debate about adopting the euro versus keeping the krona. What people

A new law signed by Putin grants the FSB the authority to order telecom operators to disconnect individuals from internet and mobile services. This long trajectory toward centralized digital control that has been unfolding for years, especially since the 2019 “sovereign internet” framework, which already laid the groundwork for isolating Russia’s domestic network from the

The latest calls inside the European Union to change its own voting rules to neutralize Hungary’s veto power display the bloc’s clear move toward complete centralized control. Lithuania’s foreign minister openly argued that the EU must overhaul its system after Hungary blocked key decisions on Ukraine, claiming action is needed to stop what he called

  There is a deep division within the Trump Administration with a pro war and anti-war groups. The anti-war group are VP Vance and Tulsi Gabbard. The pro war group are Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and theemdless war moner Senator Lindsey Graham. Both Israel and the Neocons are consistently pushing for US action,

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 closed • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng increased 668.56 points or 2.53% to 27,081.91 • ASX 200 decreased 55.40 points or -0.61% to 9,026.00 • SENSEX increased 479.95 points or 0.58% to 83,294.66 • Nifty50 increased 141.75 points or 0.55% to

The potential move of the Chicago Bears from Illinois to Indiana is being framed as a sports story, but in reality, it is an economic signal that fits a much larger trend of corporate and capital migration. The organization has openly praised Indiana lawmakers after the state advanced legislation to support a new stadium development

The latest PCE inflation data for December 2025 once again confirms inflation is not collapsing the way politicians and central banks keep suggesting. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose 0.4% for the month, with headline PCE running about 2.9% year-over-year and core PCE around 3.0%, remaining well above the Fed’s 2% target. What this