Dollar Near Two-Week High as Stock Rout, AI Concerns and Global Events Drive Market Volatility 
Bank of Japan Signals Cautious Path Toward Further Rate Hikes Amid Yen Weakness 
China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady in January as Market Expectations Align 
RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
Dollar Steadies Ahead of ECB and BoE Decisions as Markets Turn Risk-Off 
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Inflation Risks Remain as Rates Stay Steady 
Singapore Budget 2026 Set for Fiscal Prudence as Growth Remains Resilient 
MAS Holds Monetary Policy Steady as Strong Growth Raises Inflation Risks 
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.
