BOK Expected to Hold Rates at 2.50% as Housing and Currency Pressures Persist 
Brazil Central Bank Plans $2 Billion Dollar Auctions to Support FX Liquidity 
RBNZ Cuts Interest Rates Again as Inflation Cools and Recovery Remains Fragile 
Japan’s Finance Minister Signals Alignment With BOJ as Rate Hike Speculation Grows 
RBA Signals Possible Rate Implications as Inflation Proves More Persistent 
BOJ Governor Ueda Meets Key Ministers as Markets Eye Policy Shifts Under New Leadership 
Kazakhstan Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 18% as Inflation Pressures Persist 
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Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- United Kingdom: BRC shop price index up 0.4 percent y/y in January.
- Australia: RBA trimmed mean CPI up 0.4 percent q/q, and up 1.8 percent y/y.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Consumer confidence report will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- France: Q4 GDP report will be released at 6:30 GMT. Consumer spending report for December will be published at 7:45 GMT.
- Germany: Import price inflation report will be released at 7:00 GMT, along with GFK consumer confidence report.
- Spain: December retail sales report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: KOF leading indicator for the month of January will be updated at 8:00 GMT, followed by the release of ZEW sentiment report at 9:00 GMT.
- Italy: Business and consumer confidence report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: M4 money supply statistics and credit report will be published at 9:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Eurozone sentiment report will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Germany: HICP inflation report will be published at 13:00 GMT.
- United States: ADP employment report will be published at 13:15 GMT, followed by pending home sales report at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly crude oil inventory report at 15:30 GMT. FOMC will announce interest rate decision at 19:00 GMT.
- Japan: December industrial production report will be released at 23:50 GMT.
