FxWirePro: Daily Commodity Tracker - 21st March, 2022 
Indonesia Aims to Strengthen Rupiah as Central Bank Targets 16,400–16,500 Level 
RBA Reassesses Pricing Behaviors and Policy Impact Amid Inflation Pressures 
RBNZ Cuts Interest Rates Again as Inflation Cools and Recovery Remains Fragile 
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 
Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rates Steady as Weak Won Limits Policy Flexibility 
Singapore Maintains Steady Monetary Outlook as Positive Output Gap Persists into 2025 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Japan’s Finance Minister Signals Alignment With BOJ as Rate Hike Speculation Grows 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- United Kingdom: GFK consumer confidence index came at -14 in January.
- Australia: Australia’s terms of trade improved with export price index up 4.4 percent q/q in Q4, and import price index rising 0.5 percent.
- China: NBS manufacturing PMI came at 49.5 in January, and non-manufacturing PMI came at 54.7.
- Japan: Housing starts up 2.1 percent y/y in December.
Upcoming:
- Germany: December retail sales report will be released at 7:00 GMT, and followed by unemployment report at 8:55 GMT.
- France: CPI inflation report will be released at 7:45 GMT.
- Spain: HICP inflation report will be released at 8:00 GMT, along with Q4 GDP, and followed by current account balance at 9:00 GMT.
- Italy: December unemployment report will be released at 9:00 GMT. Along with Q4 GDP.
- Eurozone: Q4 GDP report will be published at 10:00 GMT, along with the December unemployment report.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be released at 12:30 GMT, followed by Chicago PMI report 14:45 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT.
- Japan: December unemployment report will be released at 23:30 GMT.
- Auction: the U.S. will auction 1-month bills at 16:30 GMT.
