BOJ Expected to Deliver December Rate Hike as Economists See Borrowing Costs Rising Through 2025 
ECB Signals Steady Rates Ahead as Policymakers Warn of Inflation Risks 
Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut 
Hong Kong Cuts Base Rate as HKMA Follows U.S. Federal Reserve Move 
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 
Kazakhstan Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 18% as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Indonesia Aims to Strengthen Rupiah as Central Bank Targets 16,400–16,500 Level 
Fed Near Neutral Signals Caution Ahead, Shifting Focus to Fixed Income in 2026 
Canada Stocks Steady as Markets Await Fed and BoC Decisions 
Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rates Steady as Weak Won Limits Policy Flexibility 
RBA Holds Rates but Warns of Rising Inflation Pressures 
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
