China Extends Gold Buying Streak as Reserves Surge Despite Volatile Prices 
Fed Confirms Rate Meeting Schedule Despite Severe Winter Storm in Washington D.C. 
ECB’s Cipollone Backs Digital Euro as Europe Pushes for Payment System Independence 
Asian Stocks Slip as Tech Rout Deepens, Japan Steadies Ahead of Election 
RBA Expected to Raise Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points in February, ANZ Forecast Says 
Bank of Japan Signals Cautious Path Toward Further Rate Hikes Amid Yen Weakness 
Trump Lifts 25% Tariff on Indian Goods in Strategic U.S.–India Trade and Energy Deal 
Dollar Near Two-Week High as Stock Rout, AI Concerns and Global Events Drive Market Volatility 
Thailand Inflation Remains Negative for 10th Straight Month in January 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Markit services PMI edged higher in March to 52.9
- Australia: ANZ commodity price index grew 0.4 percent in March.
Upcoming:
- Spain: Markit services PMI for March will be reported at 7:15 GMT.
- Japan: BoJ governor Kuroda’s speech scheduled at 7:15 GMT.
- Italy: Services PMI report will be released at 7:45 GMT, followed by wage inflation report at 9:00 GMT.
- France: Services PMI report for March will be released at 7:50 GMT.
- Germany: Markit services PMI report will be released at 7:55 GMT.
- Eurozone: Services PMI report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit services PMI report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage report at 11:00 GMT, followed by ADP employment report at 12:15 GMT. Markit services PMI report will be released at 13:45 GMT and ISM non-manufacturing PMI report at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly crude oil inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC will release minutes of meeting at 18:00 GMT.
