Europe-US ties get a lift as inflation eases markets
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At Munich, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged European unity, while January CPI cooled (2.4% YoY, core 2.5%), providing some market relief but leaving major indices mixed; Japan’s GDP expanded 0.1% in Q4, avoiding a technical recession; Chainalysis reports an 85% jump in cryptocurrency payments linked to suspected human-trafficking networks in 2025; TikTok’s U.S. joint venture sees its user base stabilize; the dollar’s safe-haven allure wanes amid AI-stock risk, signaling more AI-driven volatility ahead with markets bracing for the AI Impact Summit in India.
- CNBC Daily Open: Rubio reassures Europe while U.S. CPI calms investors CNBC
- Three American Speeches at Munich, and Plenty of Confusion The New York Times
- Why Rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift Financial Times
- Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It The Atlantic
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference U.S. Department of State (.gov)
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