BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Rise as Weak Yen and Strong U.S. Jobs Data Increase Pressure 
BoE Policymaker Alan Taylor Signals No Need for Interest Rate Hike Amid Iran War Inflation Risks 
Goldman Sachs Sees Fed Holding Interest Rates Steady Until 2027 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
BOJ Signals More Rate Hikes as Inflation Risks Rise Amid Energy Price Pressures 
China Keeps Loan Prime Rates Unchanged for 13th Straight Month as Policymakers Prioritize Credit Demand Recovery 
Japan Signals Preference for Low Interest Rates as BOJ Policy Debate Intensifies 
RBA Expected to Hold Interest Rates at 4.35% as Markets Watch AUD/USD and ASX 200 
ECB Set to Raise Interest Rates as Energy Shock Fuels Eurozone Inflation Concerns 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data and events so far:
- New Zealand: Credit card spending up 7 percent y/y in February.
Upcoming:
- United Kingdom: ILO unemployment report will be published at 9:30 GMT. CBI will release industrial order survey report at 11:00 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage applications report will be published at 11:00 GMT, followed by current account balance report for the fourth quarter at 12:30 GMT and existing home sales report at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly inventory report at 14:30 GMT. Fed will announce monetary policy at 18:00 GMT, followed by the press conference at 18:30 GMT.
- Switzerland: SNB will release quarterly bulletin at 14:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: RBNZ will announce interest rate decision at 20:00 GMT.
