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Bank of Japan Unveils New Inflation Gauge to Support Case for Future Rate Hikes 
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Paraguay Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 5.5% Amid Slowing Growth 
Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Home loans down 2.3 percent in December. Investment lending for homes down 2.6 percent.
- China: Producer price inflation rose 4.3 percent y/y in January. Consumer price inflation rose 0.6 percent in January, up 1.5 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Tertiary industry report will be released at 4:30 GMT.
- Switzerland: January unemployment report will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Italy: December industrial order and output report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Industrial and manufacturing production reports will be released at 9:30 GMT, along with December trade balance report. NIESR will release GDP estimate at 13:00 GMT.
- Greece: December Industrial production report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- Portugal: December trade balance report will be released at 13:30 GMT.
- Canada: Unemployment report will be released at 13:30 GMT.
- Auction: The U.S. will auction 30-year bond at 18:00 GMT.
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