Gold, Silver, and Platinum Rally as Precious Metals Recover from Sharp Selloff 
BOJ Holds Interest Rates Steady, Upgrades Growth and Inflation Outlook for Japan 
U.S. Stock Futures Edge Lower as Tech and AI Stocks Drag Wall Street Ahead of Key Earnings 
Gold Prices Rebound Near Key Levels as U.S.-Iran Tensions Boost Safe-Haven Demand 
S&P 500 Rises as AI Stocks and Small Caps Rally on Strong Earnings Outlook 
Asian Currencies Strengthen as Indian Rupee and Australian Dollar Rally 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
Trump Administration Sued Over Suspension of Critical Hudson River Tunnel Funding 
Asian Markets Wobble as AI Fears Rattle Stocks, Oil and Gold Rebound 
Oil Prices Climb as Middle East Tensions and U.S. Inventory Data Boost Market Sentiment 
Japan’s Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Exports Hit Record High in 2025 Despite Tariffs 
Japan Finance Minister Defends PM Takaichi’s Remarks on Weak Yen Benefits 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: HIA new home sales rose by 0.2 percent in February.
Upcoming:
- Spain: Flash HICP inflation for March will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: KOF leading indicator for March will be updated at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy: Wage inflation report will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Consumer confidence, services sentiment, Economic sentiment indicator, Business climate, and industrial confidence numbers will be updated at 9:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Business and consumer confidence will be reported at 9:30 GMT.
- Germany: Flash consumer inflation numbers will be released at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be published at 12:30 GMT, along with fourth quarter GDP. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT.
- Canada: Raw material price and industrial price report set to be published at 12:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: February Building permits numbers will be published at 21:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: GFK consumer confidence report will be published at 23:00 GMT.
- Japan: Tokyo and national CPI report at 23:30 GMT, along with unemployment report and household spending data and followed by industrial production numbers.
- Auction: Italy will auction 5-year and 10-year bond today.
