Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
BOJ Governor Ueda and PM Takaichi Set for Key Meeting Amid Yen Slide and Rate-Hike Debate 
Japan’s Inflation Edges Higher in October as BOJ Faces Growing Pressure to Hike Rates 
BOJ’s Noguchi Calls for Cautious, Gradual Interest Rate Hikes to Sustain Inflation Goals 
RBA Signals Possible Rate Implications as Inflation Proves More Persistent 
BOK Expected to Hold Rates at 2.50% as Housing and Currency Pressures Persist 
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 
Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with medium volatility risks associated.
Upcoming:
- Australia: TD securities inflation up 0.1 percent in February. Building permits rose 28.6 percent y/y in January. Company gross operating profits up 0.8 percent q/q in Q4.
Upcoming:
- Spain: February unemployment change report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit construction PMI report will be released at 9:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Sentix investor confidence report will be released at 9:30 GMT, followed by the PPI inflation report at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: ISM New York report will be published at 14:45 GMT, followed by December construction spending numbers at 15:00 GMT.
- Auction: The United States will auction 3-month and 6-month bills at 16:30 GMT.
