ECB's Knot sees little obstacle to another rate cut next week

• Remarks by ECB hawk, Klaas Knot

New Zealand inflation data today has pricing for an RBNZ 50bp rate cut at around 67%

• The Reserve Bank of New Zealand next meet on February 19

Poll shows 18 out of 19 economists expect a Bank of Japan rate hike on Friday

• The BoJ meet on January 23 and 24

ECB President Lagarde speaking Wednesday. Villeroy and Knot also.

• The European Central Bank meet next week

RBNZ's own preferred inflation model 3.1% y/y for Q4 2024 (prior 3.4%)

• The sectoral factor model is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's own preferred inflation measure

Bitcoin retreats, but interest in meta-currencies and ether persists

PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 7.1696 (vs. estimate at 7.2642)

• PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2642 – Reuters estimate

• PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.

Heads up NZD traders - more inflation data is due, from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

• RBNZ's own preferred inflation model - the sectoral factor model - is still to come

The cryptocurrency market holds key levels

BOJ moving towards rate hike at this week's meeting - report

• Kyodo report

ECB's Villeroy: We are not on a pre-set course on rates

• Remarks by ECB policymaker, Francois Villeroy de Galhau

Japan finance minister Kato expects BoJ to hit 2% inflation target with approprate policy

• Kato speaking ahead of this week's Bank of Japan meeting

Stocks lurch pressured crypto on Friday

PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.1703 (vs. estimate at 7.2888)

• PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2888 – Reuters estimate

• PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.

7 days, 4 major central bank decisions (BoJ, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, BoC)

• The BoJ kicks off the monetary policy festival on Friday

Cryptocurrencies to be tested this holiday season

Bank of Canada business outlook survey: Overall sentiment is subdued

• Highlights of the Q4 business outlook survey

ECB's Vujcic: Risks around inflation are balanced

• Comments from the ECB Governing Council member

ECB's Holzmann: A rate cut is not a foregone conclusion for me at all

• Remarks by ECB policymaker, Robert Holzmann, to Politico

Altcoins are pulling away from boring Bitcoin

Its started - the Fed blackout period, that is

• There are no Federal Reserve speakers for a couple of weeks ahead

2 reasons (and others) Barclays still like USD/JPY

• 1. The BoJ priced in, and 2. risk surrounding Trump

PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.1886 (vs. estimate at 7.3353)

• PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.