RBI Holds Interest Rates at 5.25%, Cuts India Growth Forecast Amid Rising Global Risks 
RBI Hits Pause as Geopolitical Storm Clouds Gather 
South Korea Central Bank Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Inflation Concerns 
BOK Seen Holding Interest Rates Steady as Inflation Risks Rise in South Korea 
RBNZ Holds Interest Rates Steady but Signals More Hikes Ahead in 2026 
Croatia Weighs Ante Zigman for Central Bank Governor Role in Key ECB Transition 
Indonesia Passes New Central Bank Law, Raising Investor Concerns Over Policy Independence 
BoE Policymaker Alan Taylor Signals No Need for Interest Rate Hike Amid Iran War Inflation Risks 
BOJ Signals Possible Rate Hike as Middle East Tensions Fuel Inflation Concerns 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Upcoming:
- Australia: January trade balance came at $4.55 billion. Retail sales grew just 0.1 percent in January.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Unemployment report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Halifax house price report will be published at 8:30 GMT. BoE’s Tenryro set for a speech at 9:30 GMT.
- Italy: January retail sales report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Q4 GDP report will be released at 10:00 GMT. ECB will announce rate decision at 12:45 GMT, followed by a press conference at 13:30 GMT.
- United States: Challenger jobs report will be published at 12:30 GMT, followed by weekly natural gas inventory report at 13:30 GMT, along with Q4 non-farm productivity and Labor cost report. EIA will release its weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT. Fed’s Brainard to speak at 17:15 GMT. January consumer credit report due at 19:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Manufacturing sales report will be released at 23:50 GMT, along with January trade balance.
- Auction: France will sell 10-year bond today. Spain will sell 5-year and 10-year bonds. The U.S. will auction 1-month bills at 16:30 GMT.
