RBA Reassesses Pricing Behaviors and Policy Impact Amid Inflation Pressures 
Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut 
BOJ’s Noguchi Calls for Cautious, Gradual Interest Rate Hikes to Sustain Inflation Goals 
Singapore Maintains Steady Monetary Outlook as Positive Output Gap Persists into 2025 
RBNZ Cuts Interest Rates Again as Inflation Cools and Recovery Remains Fragile 
BOJ Faces Pressure for Clarity, but Neutral Rate Estimates Likely to Stay Vague 
Japan’s Inflation Edges Higher in October as BOJ Faces Growing Pressure to Hike Rates 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Consumer inflation expectation declined to 3.6 percent in February. The unemployment rate declined to 5.5 percent as participation rate dropped by 0.1 percent. The economy added 16,000 jobs in January.
- Japan: Industrial production rose by 2.9 percent in December, up 4.4 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- France: Fourth quarter ILO unemployment report will be released at 6:30 GMT.
- Spain: HICP inflation report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Italy: December trade balance report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Greece: Consumer price inflation report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: ECB’s Praet is set for a speech at 10:45 GMT, and Lautenschläger at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: New York empire state manufacturing report will be released at 13:30 GMT, along with January producer price inflation report and weekly jobless claims report. Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey report will also be released at 13:30 GMT, followed by January industrial production report at 14:15 GMT. EIA will release weekly inventory report at 15:30 GMT. Treasury fund inflow report will be released at 21:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Business PMI report will be released at 21:30 GMT.
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