BOJ Signals Imminent Interest Rate Hike Amid Strengthening Economic Conditions 
Singapore Maintains Steady Monetary Outlook as Positive Output Gap Persists into 2025 
RBNZ Cuts Interest Rates Again as Inflation Cools and Recovery Remains Fragile 
RBA Signals Possible Rate Implications as Inflation Proves More Persistent 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Japan’s Inflation Edges Higher in October as BOJ Faces Growing Pressure to Hike Rates 
Indonesia Aims to Strengthen Rupiah as Central Bank Targets 16,400–16,500 Level 
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.
