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Epstein Emails Quietly Held in France For Years

French prosecutors obtained approximately 4,500 emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Gmail account in 2019 but kept the discovery largely undisclosed for years, French magazine Marianne reported this week.

The revelation has raised questions in France about why authorities did not publicize or pursue the email trove more aggressively during their investigation into Epstein’s alleged network of accomplices.

Investigators discovered the [email protected] account while analyzing computer equipment they had seized from Epstein’s Paris apartment during a probe targeting Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent accused of recruiting young women for Epstein.

You can read more on the matter here.

What’s going on?

• Canada Competes to Host New NATO Defence Bank as Major Cities Campaign for Headquarters (theDeepDive)

• Donald Trump plans to roll back tariffs on metal and aluminium goods (FT)

• xAI Confirms Layoffs During Reorganization as Half of Founding Team Departs (theDeepDive)

• Canada not on track to meet any climate targets, study finds (Globe)

• Dutch Parliament Approves 36% Tax on Unrealized Investment Gains (theDeepDive)

• Starlink Shutdown Blunts Russia’s Newest Battlefield Advantage (WSJ)

• Fiscal Watchdog: Ontario Won’t Balance Budget Without Policy Changes (theDeepDive)

• MAGA vs MAGA: Georgia election exposes divisions in Trump’s base (Reuters)

• Germany’s Merz Demands Sweeping EU Deregulation at Industry Summit (theDeepDive)

What’s the latest?

• Epstein Files: DP World announced an immediate leadership change, appointing Yuvraj Narayan as group CEO and Essa Kazim as chairman after Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem resigned. The move followed the U.S. DOJ’s release of Epstein-related files referencing Sulayem as a “close personal friend,” though he faces no criminal accusations. Major partners reacted, with La Caisse pausing further capital deployment after investing over $5B with DP World, and British International Investment halting new deals. DP World oversees ports handling roughly 10% of global container trade.

• Economy: January U.S. CPI rose 2.4% year over year, below expectations and down 0.3 percentage point from December, while core CPI hit 2.5%, the lowest since April 2021. Monthly inflation was 0.2% headline and 0.3% core, both softer than forecasts, with shelter up just 0.2% and energy down 1.5%. Markets increased odds of a June Fed rate cut to ~83% as Treasury yields dipped. Despite easing inflation, policymakers remain cautious amid weak hiring and upcoming PCE data on Feb. 20.

• Markets: Canada’s S&P/TSX rose 419.95 points to 32,885.23, led by basic materials, while U.S. markets posted modest gains (Dow +87.45, S&P 500 +17.10, Nasdaq +8.38). The Canadian dollar edged down to 73.35 cents US. Crude oil was nearly flat at US$62.78 per barrel, while gold climbed US$75.70 to US$5,024.10 per ounce.

• Tech: UBS warns AI disruption risk may soon hit credit markets, projecting $75–$120 billion in new defaults across leveraged loans and private credit by late 2026. UBS estimates default rates could rise up to 2.5% in the $1.5T leveraged loan market and up to 4% in the $2T private credit market, driven largely by pressure on private equity-owned software and data services firms. A tail-risk scenario could double defaults and trigger a broad repricing or credit crunch, with timing dependent on AI adoption and model advances.

• Politics: The Kremlin says it’s actively discussing ways to help fuel-starved Cuba amid a deepening energy crisis and is dismissing U.S. tariff threats on countries supplying oil to Havana as something it “wouldn’t want any escalation over.” Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Cuba’s fuel situation “critical” and said Moscow is in “intensive contact” with Cuban officials about possible assistance, while also seeking constructive dialogue with the U.S. on the matter. The U.S. has threatened tariffs on any nation that ships oil to Cuba under its national emergency, intensifying longstanding sanctions and contributing to jet fuel shortages that have grounded international flights.

The Silver Squeeze

The stock market and stuff

• Stellantis Boosts Charger, Minivan Output With Windsor Third Shift (theDeepDive)

• Agnico Eagle Q4 2025: Higher Gold Price Lifts Earnings But Spikes Costs (theDeepDive)

• Bell Canada, SAP Partner on Sovereign Cloud Platform (theDeepDive)

• Cameco Lifts Q4 2025 Earnings As Westinghouse Swings Back Positive (theDeepDive)

• Albemarle Closes Australian Lithium Refinery Despite Price Rebound (theDeepDive)

In the juniors

• Galiano Gold Posts 2025 Annual Net Loss Despite Revenue Surge (theDeepDive)

• SAGA Metals Provides Update on MRE Drilling Program at Trapper South, Radar Critical Minerals Project in Labrador (JMN)

• Myriad Uranium Finally Comes To Terms To Acquire Rush Rare Metals (theDeepDive)

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