China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady in January as Market Expectations Align 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
Bank of Japan Signals Readiness for Near-Term Rate Hike as Inflation Nears Target 
ECB’s Cipollone Backs Digital Euro as Europe Pushes for Payment System Independence 
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Inflation Risks Remain as Rates Stay Steady 
RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist 
China Extends Gold Buying Streak as Reserves Surge Despite Volatile Prices 
MAS Holds Monetary Policy Steady as Strong Growth Raises Inflation Risks 
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons 
Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Lowe:
- Further exchange rate fall would help economic transition
- Says recent rate cut to suppport consumer demand, home construction
- Not in Australia's interests to engineer debt-fuelled consumption boom
- Says "fairly fine line" to walk on rates, trying to strike prudent balance
- Missing factor domestically is still non-mining investment
- Sustained lift in non-mining invesment seems "some way off"
- Business setting too high a hurdle on new investment for low rate world
- Average return on savings globally to stay low for protracted periodmore to come
See full text: Managing Two Transitions
