U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher as Tech Rout Deepens on AI Concerns and Earnings 
Gold and Silver Prices Slide as Dollar Strength and Easing Tensions Weigh on Metals 
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Inflation Risks Remain as Rates Stay Steady 
South Korea’s Weak Won Struggles as Retail Investors Pour Money Into U.S. Stocks 
Dollar Steadies Ahead of ECB and BoE Decisions as Markets Turn Risk-Off 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
Federal Reserve Faces Subpoena Delay Amid Investigation Into Chair Jerome Powell 
ECB’s Cipollone Backs Digital Euro as Europe Pushes for Payment System Independence 
Bank of Japan Signals Readiness for Near-Term Rate Hike as Inflation Nears Target 
Global Markets Slide as AI, Crypto, and Precious Metals Face Heightened Volatility 
Trump Endorses Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Ahead of Crucial Election Amid Market and China Tensions 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- United Kingdom: BRC shop price index is down 1 percent y/y in February.
- Australia: Fourth-quarter GDP rose by 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter, up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI came at 53.3 in February.
- China: NBS manufacturing PMI came at 51.6 in February and non-manufacturing PMI came at 54.2. Caixin manufacturing PMI came at 51.7 in February.
Upcoming:
- United Kingdom: Nationwide house prices for February will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: UBS consumption indicator for January will be released at 7:00 GMT. SVME PMI report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Spain: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:15 GMT.
- Italy: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:45 GMT. Wage inflation will be reported at 10:00 GMT.
- France: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:50 GMT.
- Germany: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:55 GMT.
- Greece: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 9:30 GMT, along with mortgage approvals, money supply, and consumer credit report.
- Portugal: Fourth quarter GDP numbers and unemployment report will be released at 11:00 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage applications will be reported at 12:00 GMT, followed by personal income and spending data at 13:30 GMT. ISM manufacturing report will be released at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release crude oil inventory report at 15:30 GMT. FOMC member Kaplan will speak at 17:00 GMT and Brainard at 22:00 GMT. Fed will release Beige book at 19:00 GMT.
- Canada: BoC will announce interest rate decision at 15:00 GMT.
