Fed Confirms Rate Meeting Schedule Despite Severe Winter Storm in Washington D.C. 
ECB’s Cipollone Backs Digital Euro as Europe Pushes for Payment System Independence 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
Thailand Inflation Remains Negative for 10th Straight Month in January 
China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady in January as Market Expectations Align 
Dollar Steadies Ahead of ECB and BoE Decisions as Markets Turn Risk-Off 
China Extends Gold Buying Streak as Reserves Surge Despite Volatile Prices 
Oil Prices Slide on US-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength and Profit-Taking Pressure 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Export prices grew by 9.4 percent in the first quarter, while import prices grew by 1.2 percent.
- Japan: BoJ kept monetary policy steady at today’s meeting. The press conference is scheduled at 6:30 GMT.
Upcoming:
- Germany: GFK consumer confidence report will be released at 6:00 GMT. Consumer price inflation report will be released at 12:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: March trade balance report will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- Spain: First quarter unemployment survey will be released at 7:00 GMT, along with April flash HICP report.
- Italy: Consumer and business confidence for April will be reported at 8:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Consumer and business confidence for April will be reported at 8:00 GMT, followed by trade balance at 8:30 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI will release trade survey report at 10:00 GMT. GFK consumer confidence report for April will be released at 23:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Sentiment and confidence reports for April will be released at 10:00 GMT. ECB will announce interest rate decision at 11:45 GMT, followed by a press conference at 12:30 GMT.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be released at 12:30 GMT, along with durable goods order report and goods trade balance report. Pending home sales report will be released at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: March trade balance report will be released at 22:45 GMT.
- Japan: Tokyo and National inflation report will be released at 23:30 GMT, along with unemployment report for March and followed by flash industrial production numbers for March and retail trade details.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 7-year note at 17:00 GMT. Italy will auction 5-year and 10-year bonds.
