Global Market Snapshot

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 21:01 UTC

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Top Movers

Stock gainers and losers today

Screener Spotlight

Top picks from our stock screener

Team Picks

Our analysts' top recommendations

SONY
Strong Buy
-1.4%

Sony Group Corporation

Current$22.5
Target$34.02

Gaming & image-sensor strength offsets tariff headwinds & financial-services spin-off impacts margins.

0700.HK
Strong Buy
+0.4%

Tencent Holdings Ltd

Current$534.26
Target$745.27

Tencent's AI-powered gaming & ad growth offsets rising AI infrastructure costs & regulatory risks.

NVDA
Strong Buy
+0.1%

NVIDIA Corp

Current$187.94
Target$251.17

Sees robust AI-chip demand boosting data-center revenue while margins face pressure from complex systems.

META
Strong Buy
-0.5%

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Current$641.95
Target$850.87

Ad-powered growth offsets soaring AI infrastructure & talent costs, margins pressured.

Macro Pulse
Proprietary macro indicators

Market Sentiment

72

Composite of volatility, credit spreads, equity returns and yield moves on a 0–100 scale.

Fed Watch Hawk-Dove Index

100

Measures market-implied Fed policy bias.

Buffett Indicator (Raw %)

221

Total domestic stock market capitalization as a percentage of nominal GDP.

10Y T-Note Commitment Index

43

Net non-commercial positioning in 10-year U.S. Treasury futures.

Oil Inventory Surprise

100

Weekly deviation of U.S. commercial crude oil stocks from consensus.

Global Liquidity (M2 YoY) Index

29

Shows annual growth of U.S. M2 money supply on a 0–100 scale.

Data: FRED • CFTC • EIA • FMP
Economic Calendar

Macro releases and events in GMT.

DateCountryEventActualPreviousForecastImpact

Feb 18, 00:00

Reuters Tankan Index
1313
77
99
High

Feb 18, 00:00

Westpac Leading Index MoM
-0.1%-0.1%
0.1%0.1%
0.2%0.2%
High

Feb 18, 00:30

Wage Price Index QoQ
0.8%0.8%
0.8%0.8%
0.8%0.8%
High

Feb 18, 00:30

Wage Price Index YoY
3.4%3.4%
3.3%3.3%
3.4%3.4%
High

Feb 18, 01:00

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision
2.25%2.25%
2.25%2.25%
2.25%2.25%
Medium

Feb 18, 02:00

RBNZ Press Conference
———
Medium

Feb 18, 03:35

BoJ JGB Purchase
———
High

Feb 18, 07:00

PPI Output YoY
2.5%2.5%
3.1%3.1%
3.2%3.2%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

Retail Price Index YoY
3.8%3.8%
4.2%4.2%
3.9%3.9%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

Inflation Rate MoM
-0.5%-0.5%
0.4%0.4%
-0.5%-0.5%
Medium

Feb 18, 07:00

Inflation Rate YoY
3%3%
3.4%3.4%
3%3%
Low

Feb 18, 07:00

Core Inflation Rate MoM
-0.6%-0.6%
0.3%0.3%
-0.7%-0.7%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

Core Inflation Rate YoY
3.1%3.1%
3.2%3.2%
3.1%3.1%
Medium

Feb 18, 07:00

PPI Output MoM
0%0%
-0.1%-0.1%
0.2%0.2%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

PPI Core Output MoM
0.2%0.2%
-0.2%-0.2%
0.1%0.1%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

PPI Core Output YoY
2.9%2.9%
3.1%3.1%
3.3%3.3%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

PPI Input MoM
0.4%0.4%
-0.5%-0.5%
0.4%0.4%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

PPI Input YoY
-0.2%-0.2%
0.5%0.5%
0.9%0.9%
High

Feb 18, 07:00

Retail Price Index MoM
-0.5%-0.5%
0.7%0.7%
-0.4%-0.4%
High

Feb 18, 07:45

Harmonised Inflation Rate MoM Final
-0.4%-0.4%
0.1%0.1%
-0.4%-0.4%
High

Feb 18, 07:45

Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY Final
0.4%0.4%
0.7%0.7%
0.4%0.4%
High

Feb 18, 07:45

Inflation Rate YoY Final
0.3%0.3%
0.8%0.8%
0.3%0.3%
High

Feb 18, 07:45

Inflation Rate MoM Final
-0.3%-0.3%
0.1%0.1%
-0.3%-0.3%
High

Feb 18, 08:00

GDP YoY
-2.8%-2.8%
9.4%9.4%
9.5%9.5%
High

Feb 18, 08:00

Inflation Rate YoY
3.5%3.5%
3.6%3.6%
3.4%3.4%
Medium

Feb 18, 08:00

Inflation Rate MoM
0.2%0.2%
0.2%0.2%
0.1%0.1%
Medium

Feb 18, 08:00

Core Inflation Rate YoY
3.4%3.4%
3.3%3.3%
3.4%3.4%
High

Feb 18, 08:00

Core Inflation Rate MoM
0.3%0.3%
0.1%0.1%
0.2%0.2%
High

Feb 18, 09:00

Consumer Confidence
-9.1-9.1
-9.6-9.6
-9.2-9.2
High

Feb 18, 09:00

ECB Cipollone Speech
———
High

Feb 18, 09:10

Interest Rate Decision
6.5%6.5%
6.5%6.5%
6.5%6.5%
High

Feb 18, 09:25

2035 DGB Auction
2.61%2.61%
2.61%2.61%
—
High

Feb 18, 09:25

2028 DGB Auction
1.88%1.88%
——
High

Feb 18, 09:30

SACCI Business Confidence
133.2133.2
132.3132.3
125125
High

Feb 18, 09:30

SACCI Business Confidence
131.4131.4
133.2133.2
122122
High

Feb 18, 10:00

PPI YoY
1.6%1.6%
1.9%1.9%
1.7%1.7%
High

Feb 18, 10:05

208-Day T-Bill Auction
1.7957%1.7957%
——
High

Feb 18, 10:05

89-Day T-Bill Auction
1.7953%1.7953%
——
High

Feb 18, 10:15

26-Week Bill Auction
1.84%1.84%
1.85%1.85%
—
High

Feb 18, 10:30

Inflation Rate YoY
5.8%5.8%
5.3%5.3%
5.1%5.1%
High

Feb 18, 10:30

10-Year Bund Auction
2.73%2.73%
2.85%2.85%
—
High

Feb 18, 11:00

Retail Sales YoY
2.6%2.6%
3.6%3.6%
3.7%3.7%
High

Feb 18, 11:00

Residential Property Prices YoY
7%7%
6.8%6.8%
6.3%6.3%
High

Feb 18, 11:00

Residential Property Prices MoM
0.7%0.7%
0.4%0.4%
0.3%0.3%
High

Feb 18, 11:00

Retail Sales MoM
-0.4%-0.4%
0.6%0.6%
0.8%0.8%
High

Feb 18, 11:10

12-Month Bill Auction
3.643%3.643%
2.050%2.050%
—
High

Feb 18, 11:10

6-Month Bill Auction
3.170%3.170%
2.002%2.002%
—
High

Feb 18, 11:10

3-Month Bill Auction
1.990%1.990%
1.980%1.980%
—
High

Feb 18, 11:30

BCB Focus Market Readout
———
Medium

Feb 18, 12:00

MBA Mortgage Applications
2.8%2.8%
-0.3%-0.3%
—
High