Newswire: Feb 15, 2026 11:12 PM EST

Highlights:

• Indian stocks face fresh headwinds — India's $5.2 trillion equity market could see additional selling pressure as new central-bank regulatory measures aimed at moderating trading activity compound worries over corporate earnings growth and foreign outflows. Bloomberg

• Bears tighten grip on India IT amid global AI concerns — Bearish sentiment is deepening around Indian IT stocks, with analysts warning that any hit to sector profits could stall the broader earnings recovery. Bloomberg

• Former Japan finance official: BOJ rate hike would support the yen — Takehiko Nakao, ex-Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, said a Bank of Japan rate increase would help yen levels and urged greater alignment between the Takaichi administration and the central bank on economic goals. Bloomberg

• HSBC: US dollar will "remain soft" — Joey Chew, head of Asia FX research at HSBC, cited political and structural factors keeping the greenback under pressure, while also discussing the yen outlook. Bloomberg

• Japan posts anemic growth as PM Takaichi eyes new spending — Japan's latest GDP figures showed weak expansion, raising the prospect of additional fiscal stimulus under the Takaichi government. Bloomberg

• Xi Jinping calls for leveraging China's "super-large-scale market" — President Xi urged anchoring economic growth around domestic demand as its main driver, in remarks published in a state journal. Bloomberg

• Telkom Indonesia revives data center stake sale — PT Telkom Indonesia is reportedly restarting plans to sell a stake in its data center business to capitalize on rising investor interest in digital infrastructure assets. Bloomberg

• S&P presses ahead with Indonesia stock review while rivals pause — S&P Dow Jones Indices said it will proceed with its March quarterly rebalance for Indonesian equities, even as competing index providers have halted reviews over stock ownership transparency concerns. Bloomberg

• AOC: US must avoid "any such confrontation" on Taiwan — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, addressed whether the US would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. Bloomberg

• Industrial metals subdued amid Lunar New Year lull — Base metals traded in a narrow range with many Asian markets closed for the holiday and the US also offline. Bloomberg