Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Goldman Sachs Raises ECB Rate Hike Forecast Amid Persistent Energy-Driven Inflation 
ANZ and Westpac Forecast Two RBA Rate Hikes in March and May 2026 
Bank of Japan Faces Rate Uncertainty Amid Middle East Oil Shock 
France's 2025 Budget Deficit Shrinks More Than Expected, Easing Fiscal Pressure 
Fed Rate Cut Hopes Fade as Oil Prices Stoke Inflation Fears 
Gold Prices Inch Higher Amid U.S.-Iran War Tensions and Technical Rebound 
RBA Raises Cash Rate to 4.10% in Closest Vote Since Transparent Voting Began 
Fed Holds Rates Steady as Middle East Conflict Clouds Inflation Outlook 
WTO Digital Trade Talks Stall as E-Commerce Tariff Deadline Looms 
Middle East Conflict Drives Dollar Surge as Yen Hits Critical Threshold 
China Opens Door to Stronger U.S. Trade Ties Amid Rising Tensions 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: HIA new home sales rose by 0.2 percent in February.
Upcoming:
- Spain: Flash HICP inflation for March will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: KOF leading indicator for March will be updated at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy: Wage inflation report will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Consumer confidence, services sentiment, Economic sentiment indicator, Business climate, and industrial confidence numbers will be updated at 9:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Business and consumer confidence will be reported at 9:30 GMT.
- Germany: Flash consumer inflation numbers will be released at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be published at 12:30 GMT, along with fourth quarter GDP. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT.
- Canada: Raw material price and industrial price report set to be published at 12:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: February Building permits numbers will be published at 21:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: GFK consumer confidence report will be published at 23:00 GMT.
- Japan: Tokyo and national CPI report at 23:30 GMT, along with unemployment report and household spending data and followed by industrial production numbers.
- Auction: Italy will auction 5-year and 10-year bond today.
