Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rates Steady as Weak Won Limits Policy Flexibility 
BOJ Signals Imminent Interest Rate Hike Amid Strengthening Economic Conditions 
Japan’s Finance Minister Signals Alignment With BOJ as Rate Hike Speculation Grows 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
RBNZ Cuts Interest Rates Again as Inflation Cools and Recovery Remains Fragile 
Fed Officials Split as Powell Weighs December Interest Rate Cut 
RBA Signals Possible Rate Implications as Inflation Proves More Persistent 
Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: February house price index up 10.4 percent. Foreign Direct investments grew 5.5 percent in February.
- Japan: Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept monetary policy unchanged at -10 bps.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Wholesale inflation report will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy: Industrial sales and orders report will be released at 9:00 GMT, followed by the February CPI inflation report 10:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: February CPI inflation report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: New York empire state manufacturing report will be released at 12:30 GMT, followed by industrial production report at 13:15 GMT. The JOLTS jobs report will be released at 14:00 GMT, along with Michigan consumer sentiment report.
