Bank of Korea Expected to Hold Interest Rates as Weak Won Limits Policy Easing 
Fed Confirms Rate Meeting Schedule Despite Severe Winter Storm in Washington D.C. 
Bank of England Expected to Hold Interest Rates at 3.75% as Inflation Remains Elevated 
Thailand Economy Faces Competitiveness Challenges as Strong Baht and U.S. Tariffs Pressure Exports 
BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Yen Weakness and Inflation Shape Market Outlook 
Japan Declines Comment on BOJ’s Absence From Global Support Statement for Fed Chair Powell. Source: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Markets React as Tensions Rise Between White House and Federal Reserve Over Interest Rate Pressure 
RBA Expected to Raise Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points in February, ANZ Forecast Says 
New York Fed President John Williams Signals Rate Hold as Economy Seen Strong in 2026 
South Korea Vows Action to Stabilize Won as Currency Weakens Despite Strong Fundamentals 
MAS Holds Monetary Policy Steady as Strong Growth Raises Inflation Risks 
Minutes of the February policy meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia:
- AUD still above most estimates of fundamental value
- Board discussed case for waiting until March to cut rates
- Decided a February easing allowed additional early communication in the quarterly SoMP
- Lower a$ needed for economy, further sustained fall would lift growth and inflation
- Board noted a$ would be affected by monetary policy expectations at home and abroad
- Revival in non-mining investment necessary for above-trend growth, but confidence lacking
- Pick up in household consumption also needed, lower fuel prices to help offset soft wages
- Unemployment expected to peak later and little higher than previously forecast
- Spare capacity, productivity growth had lowered unit labour costs and inflation outlook
- Housing market would bear careful watching given rising prices, investment lending
- Uncertain on outlook for chinese property market, impact on commodity demand
Full text is here: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board
