South Korea Assures U.S. on Trade Deal Commitments Amid Tariff Concerns 
BOJ Holds Interest Rates Steady, Upgrades Growth and Inflation Outlook for Japan 
Australia’s December Trade Surplus Expands but Falls Short of Expectations 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
Vietnam’s Trade Surplus With US Jumps as Exports Surge and China Imports Hit Record 
China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady in January as Market Expectations Align 
RBA Expected to Raise Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points in February, ANZ Forecast Says 
Trump Endorses Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Ahead of Crucial Election Amid Market and China Tensions 
BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Yen Weakness and Inflation Shape Market Outlook 
ECB’s Cipollone Backs Digital Euro as Europe Pushes for Payment System Independence 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
Dollar Steadies Ahead of ECB and BoE Decisions as Markets Turn Risk-Off 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Consumer inflation expectation rose to 4.3 percent in October. Home loans up 1 percent in August, investment lending for homes up 4.3 percent.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Tertiary industry report will be released at 4:30 GMT.
- France: HICP inflation report will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: BoE will release its credit conditions survey at 8:30 GMT. MPC member Haldane will be speaking at 13:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: August industrial production report will be released at 9:00 GMT. ECB President Draghi and member Praet are to speak at 14:30 GMT. ECB’s Cœuré and Lautenschläger are scheduled to speak at 20:00 GMT.
- Portugal: CPI inflation report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Producer price inflation report will be released at 12:30 GMT, along with weekly jobless claims report. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT, and crude oil report at 15:00 GMT. Fed’s Brainard is scheduled to speak at 14:30 GMT, along with Powell. September budget statement will be released at 18:00 GMT.
- Canada: New house price index will be updated at 12:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: September business PMI report will be released at 21:30 GMT.
- United Kingdom: RICS house price report will be released at 23:00 GMT.
- Japan: Domestic corporate goods price report will be released at 23:50 GMT, along with September bank lending report.
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