Daily Market Insight

• Japan’s former FX chief says rate hikes needed to stabilize markets • Thai growth tops forecasts, lifting the new government • Government targets ‘3-plus’ GDP growth on investment momentum • FX muted amid holiday-thinned trade

• US CPI dips below forecast • Trump aides seek to scale back metals tariffs • Japan’s Q4 GDP growth misses forecasts amid weak investment and exports • China’s used-home price decline eases in tentative positive sign • Pheu Thai backs Bhumjaithai to lead coalition • Dollar holds steady amid softer CPI

• US jobless claims settle back after severe winter weather • Taiwan, US sign trade pact to cut tariffs, boost investments • NY Fed finds US firms paid nearly 90% of 2025 tariff costs • UK economy grows just 0.1% in Q4 • Dollar moves both ways before ending flat

• US adds 130,000 jobs and unemployment falls • US House passes measure rejecting Trump’s trade tariffs on Canada • China CPI inflation undershoots forecasts in January • World Bank trims Thailand's 2026 GDP growth outlook to 1.6% • Dollar flat after strong jobs data

• US retail sales unexpectedly unchanged in December • US consumer delinquencies at the highest since 2017 • Hawkish Fed tone signals comfort with current rate levels • Dollar flats ahead of delayed NFP

• Fed survey shows improved US inflation and labor expectations • Euro zone investor morale rises sharply in February • Japan’s real wages fall as inflation lingers • China tells banks to limit US treasury exposure • Dollar index retreats ahead of key US data

• Michigan consumer sentiment index rises, surpassing expectations • Fed commentary keeps data-driven stance • Japan’s Takaichi set for landslide vote win • Thailand royalists poised for surprise win • Dollar weakens on Friday amid broader risk-on sentiment

• US weekly jobless claims surge more than expected • ECB kept rates unchanged at its first meeting of 2026 • Eurozone inflation rate falls to lowest in more than a year • UK political jitters ripple across bond market and hit pound • Thailand January’s inflation stays negative for 10th straight month • Dollar firmed as investors shun risks ahead of central banks' decisions

• US ADP non-farm employment change disappointed • China's Xi and Trump talk by phone, ahead of expected meeting in April • US shutdown ends as Trump signs his funding deal with Democrats • UK service output growth rebounds to a five-month high in January • BOJ unlikely to intervene as Takaichi's fiscal push fuels bond market turmoil • Dollar takes soft labor market data in stride

• Bringing rate back to neutral level while waiting on inflation's "last mile", Fed’s Barkin said • Fed's Miran resigns from White House job • Trump’s surprise trade deal with India resets fractured ties • Australia raises key interest rate to combat inflation pressure • Dollar halts two-day rally; Aussie dollar surges after central bank rate hike