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Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday as fears of a Middle East conflict eased after the U.S. and Iran pledged to continue indirect talks about Tehran’s nuclear programme, calming worries about potential supply disruptions. Brent crude futures fell 84 cents, or 1.2%, to $67.21 a barrel by 0747 GMT on Monday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 82 cents, or 1.3%, to $62.73………REUTERS.COM

An artificial intelligence-driven shakeout in the heavyweight technology sector is set to keep stock investors on edge in the coming week while a barrage of data could shift focus to the health of the economy. A deepening rout among software stocks commanded Wall Street’s attention this week, as investors worried about the extent to which AI would upend business models throughout the industry. Further weakness in the tech sector, which holds massive weight in the major U.S. equity indexes, dragged on the market for much of the week………..REUTERS.COM

Nigeria’s fixed-income market strengthened on February 5, 2026, as Treasury bills and Federal Government bond yields declined across key maturities, lifting the total size of the FMDQ debt market to N99.30 trillion. Data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange showed that improved system liquidity and reduced reliance on aggressive short-term issuance supported yield compression, pointing to softer borrowing costs despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) tight monetary policy stance………….NAIRAMETRICS.COM

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