2026-02-18 10:00 UTC | ⛏️ 937211

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1. Bitcoin Selloff Hits 22% YTD
-- Bitcoin dropped over 20% since January to below $70,000 amid volatility, with $3.8B ETF outflows over four weeks.
-- Signals cautious investor positioning despite European ETF inflows, highlighting crypto's risk asset correlation.

2. US CPI Eases to 2.4% YoY
-- Headline CPI fell to 2.4% versus 2.5% expected, down from 2.7%, boosting Fed rate cut odds.
-- Raises probability of third 25bp cut in 2026, lowering Treasury yields by 5bp.

3. Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.6
-- New model excels in reasoning, coding, and productivity tools, outperforming GPT-5.2 on benchmarks.
-- Triggers software stock selloff over AI replacing business tools.

4. China Accelerates AI Investments
-- India AI Summit announces $200B investments, 20,000 GPUs for public healthcare/agriculture solutions.
-- Alibaba launches Qwen3.5 agentic model countering DeepSeek amid Spring Festival releases.