BOJ Raises Interest Rates to 1% as Inflation Pressures Persist 
China Keeps Loan Prime Rates Unchanged for 13th Straight Month as Policymakers Prioritize Credit Demand Recovery 
ECB Set to Raise Interest Rates as Energy Shock Fuels Eurozone Inflation Concerns 
BOJ Raises Interest Rates to 31-Year High, Signals Strong Focus on Inflation Risks 
Malaysia Central Bank Moves to Support Ringgit Amid Foreign Fund Outflows 
RBA Minutes Signal Australia Central Bank Remains Ready to Raise Interest Rates if Inflation Persists 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Consumer inflation expectation declined to 3.6 percent in February. The unemployment rate declined to 5.5 percent as participation rate dropped by 0.1 percent. The economy added 16,000 jobs in January.
- Japan: Industrial production rose by 2.9 percent in December, up 4.4 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- France: Fourth quarter ILO unemployment report will be released at 6:30 GMT.
- Spain: HICP inflation report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Italy: December trade balance report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Greece: Consumer price inflation report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: ECB’s Praet is set for a speech at 10:45 GMT, and Lautenschläger at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: New York empire state manufacturing report will be released at 13:30 GMT, along with January producer price inflation report and weekly jobless claims report. Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey report will also be released at 13:30 GMT, followed by January industrial production report at 14:15 GMT. EIA will release weekly inventory report at 15:30 GMT. Treasury fund inflow report will be released at 21:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Business PMI report will be released at 21:30 GMT.
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