[MARKET UPDATE] European & US equity futures fall to fresh lows, limited newsflow but the NQ -0.7% underperforms amid the elevated yield environment & downside in META after an EU update

European and US equity futures are retreating to fresh lows, primarily influenced by rising yields which continue to put pressure on risk assets.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 9 Feb 2026, 11:02 UTCOn the live feed at 10:42 UTC — 5 more headlines followed before this page went public

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Linde (LIN GY) is reportedly set to axe 400 jobs in Germany by the end of May, via Suddeutsche Zeitung

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Investigation by the US DoJ into Symrise (SY1 GY) has been dropped

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[MARKET UPDATE] European & US equity futures fall to fresh lows, limited newsflow but the NQ -0.7% underperforms amid the elevated yield environment & downside in META after an EU update

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Qatar reportedly pushes the start of its LNG expansion to the end of 2026

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The Nasdaq is notably underperforming, particularly affected by negative sentiment surrounding META, which suggests that sector-specific news can significantly impact equity performance even in a generally weak environment.

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ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

Energy prices fell following Russian President Putin's more conciliatory comments.

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

ENERGY/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

- Brent (V6), after we published+1.2%

METALS/1 Sept · 08:06 UTC

Two oil supertankers were reportedly hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, reports citing Marisks suggest (details light)

Spot Gold, after we published−1.0%

FX/28 Aug · 14:00 UTC

Fed Chair Warsh says Fed has more work to do unless confident underlying inflation is moving towards 2% objective

DXY, after we published+0.5%

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