BOJ Expected to Hold Rates Steady While Signaling More Hikes Ahead 
Australia Inflation Cools as Core CPI Misses Forecasts, Easing RBA Rate Hike Pressure 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as Inflation Risks and Global Uncertainty Persist 
Singapore Central Bank’s Exchange Rate Policy Explained: Why MAS Uses the S$NEER Instead of Interest Rates 
Eurozone Bond Yields Fall as Oil Slump Eases Inflation Fears Ahead of Central Bank Meetings 
BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Sticky Inflation, Weak Yen Shape USD/JPY and Nikkei Outlook 
Japan Services Producer Prices Rise 3.2% in June, Supporting BOJ Rate Hike Expectations 
China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady for 14th Month as Economic Recovery Remains Uneven 
RBA Signals More Rate Hikes Possible as Australia Battles Stubborn Inflation 
Minutes of the February policy meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia:
- AUD still above most estimates of fundamental value
- Board discussed case for waiting until March to cut rates
- Decided a February easing allowed additional early communication in the quarterly SoMP
- Lower a$ needed for economy, further sustained fall would lift growth and inflation
- Board noted a$ would be affected by monetary policy expectations at home and abroad
- Revival in non-mining investment necessary for above-trend growth, but confidence lacking
- Pick up in household consumption also needed, lower fuel prices to help offset soft wages
- Unemployment expected to peak later and little higher than previously forecast
- Spare capacity, productivity growth had lowered unit labour costs and inflation outlook
- Housing market would bear careful watching given rising prices, investment lending
- Uncertain on outlook for chinese property market, impact on commodity demand
Full text is here: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board
