Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Fed Rate Cut Odds Rise as December Decision Looks Increasingly Divided 
Indonesia Aims to Strengthen Rupiah as Central Bank Targets 16,400–16,500 Level 
BOJ’s Kazuo Ueda Signals Potential Interest Rate Hike as Economic Outlook Improves 
Kazakhstan Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 18% as Inflation Pressures Persist 
BOK Expected to Hold Rates at 2.50% as Housing and Currency Pressures Persist 
December's additional stimulus from the ECB fell short of market expectations, and it is not clear whether President Draghi wanted stronger action but was not able to muster sufficient support.
The meeting minutes (Thu) should reaffirm that the door is open for further easing. Meanwhile, Eurozone activity trends will be informed by area-wide industrial production data (Wed), and the release of German GDP growth figures for the full year of 2015 (Thu).
"We expect it to report calendar year growth of 1.7%, consistent with quarterly growth of around 0.4% in Q4. Strength of domestic demand would provide reassurance about the durability of the Eurozone's recovery", says Lloyds Bank.
