France Consumer Price Index (EU norm) (YoY) in line with forecasts (0.4%) in January

Feb 18, 2026

France Inflation ex-tobacco (MoM) down to -0.4% in January from previous 0.1%

Australian Dollar drifts lower vs. USD ahead of FOMC Minutes, Aussie jobs data

The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's goodish rebound from the 0.7030-0.7025 region, or over a one-week low, and meets with fresh supply on Friday.