BOJ Raises Interest Rates to 1% as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Indian Government Bonds Seen Opening Steady Ahead of RBI Policy Decision 
Russia Stocks End Flat as MOEX Index Hits New 52-Week Low; Gold Falls and Oil Mixed 
Oil Prices Slide as U.S.-Iran Deal and Hormuz Reopening Ease Supply Concerns 
Indonesia Central Bank to Draft New Regulations After Expanded Economic Growth Mandate 
Taiwan Central Bank Likely to Keep Interest Rates Unchanged Through 2027 
Italy’s Economy Outpaces Eurozone Peers as Investment Spending Fuels Growth 
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Signals Policy Overhaul as Hawkish Rate Outlook Rattles Markets 
BOJ Raises Interest Rates to 31-Year High, Signals Strong Focus on Inflation Risks 
BoE Policymaker Alan Taylor Signals No Need for Interest Rate Hike Amid Iran War Inflation Risks 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Markit services PMI edged higher in March to 52.9
- Australia: ANZ commodity price index grew 0.4 percent in March.
Upcoming:
- Spain: Markit services PMI for March will be reported at 7:15 GMT.
- Japan: BoJ governor Kuroda’s speech scheduled at 7:15 GMT.
- Italy: Services PMI report will be released at 7:45 GMT, followed by wage inflation report at 9:00 GMT.
- France: Services PMI report for March will be released at 7:50 GMT.
- Germany: Markit services PMI report will be released at 7:55 GMT.
- Eurozone: Services PMI report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit services PMI report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage report at 11:00 GMT, followed by ADP employment report at 12:15 GMT. Markit services PMI report will be released at 13:45 GMT and ISM non-manufacturing PMI report at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly crude oil inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC will release minutes of meeting at 18:00 GMT.
