Oil Prices Climb on Venezuela Blockade, Russia Sanctions Fears, and Supply Risks 
Asian Currencies Slip as Dollar Strengthens; Indian Rupee Rebounds on Intervention Hopes 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Precious Metals Rally as Silver and Platinum Outperform on Rate Cut Bets 
Asian Stocks Slide as AI Spending Fears and Global Central Bank Decisions Weigh on Markets 
Yen Near Lows as Markets Await Bank of Japan Rate Decision, Euro Slips After ECB Signals Caution 
Chinese Robotaxi Stocks Rally as Tesla Boosts Autonomous Driving Optimism 
Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. The focus is on Dutch election.
Data released so far:
- Australia: New motor vehicle sales declined by 2.7 percent in February, down 4.1 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Japan: January industrial production report will be released at 4:30 GMT.
- France: February consumer price inflation report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: producer and import prices for February will be released at 8:15 GMT.
- Italy: Retail sales report for January will be released at 9:00 GMT, followed by consumer price inflation report at 10:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Unemployment report is scheduled for release at 9:30 GMT.
- Netherlands: Dutch election today.
- Eurozone: FourthFourth-quarter employment change numbers will be reported at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage applications at 11:00 GMT, followed by retail sales report and consumer price inflation report at 12:30 GMT. New York empire state manufacturing index at 12:30 GMT. NAHB housing market index will be updated at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly crude oil inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC will announce monetary policy at 18:00 GMT, followed press conference at 18:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: Fourth quarter GDP number will be published at 21:45 GMT.
- Auction: Germany will auction 30-year bond today.
