BOK Expected to Hold Rates at 2.50% as Housing and Currency Pressures Persist 
RBNZ Cuts Interest Rates Again as Inflation Cools and Recovery Remains Fragile 
Fed Rate Cut Odds Rise as December Decision Looks Increasingly Divided 
Fed Officials Split as Powell Weighs December Interest Rate Cut 
Singapore Maintains Steady Monetary Outlook as Positive Output Gap Persists into 2025 
Japan’s Finance Minister Signals Alignment With BOJ as Rate Hike Speculation Grows 
Indonesia Aims to Strengthen Rupiah as Central Bank Targets 16,400–16,500 Level 
Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Consumer inflation expectation declined to 3.6 percent in April survey. Home loans are down 0.2 percent in February, investment lending for homes up 0.5 percent.
Upcoming:
- United Kingdom: MPC member Broadbent is set for a speech at 6:30 GMT, and Governor Mark Carney at 19:00 GMT.
- France: March inflation report will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Eurozone: Industrial production report will be released at 9:00 GMT for the month of February. ECB’s Coeure is set for a speech at 12:15 GMT.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be released at 12:30 GMT, along with terms of trade report. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC member Kashkari is scheduled to speak at 21:00 GMT.
- Canada: New house price index will be updated at 12:30 GMT.
- Germany: Bundesbank President Weidman is set for a speech at 16:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Business PMI report will be released at 22:30 GMT.
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