US Dollar:
1. US President Trump: Federal Reserve Chairman Powell must resign as soon as possible.
2. Federal Reserve Chairman Schmid: Do not underestimate the risks to inflation expectations.
3. Goldman Sachs: The likelihood of a Fed rate hike this year remains low; the Fed typically does not tighten policy solely in response to the oil shock.
Euro:
1. ECB Governing Council member Mueller: A rate hike in April cannot be ruled out.
2. ECB President Vujicic: Rising inflation expectations are within expectations.
3. ECB Governing Council member Radev: The ECB has not pre-committed to a specific future interest rate path.
4. Markets have lowered their expectations for the magnitude of ECB rate hikes, currently projecting a cumulative 57 basis point hike by the end of December, equivalent to two rate hikes, with only a 30% probability of a third hike.
Pound Sterling:
1. UK Government: Raises the national minimum wage to £10.85 per hour.
2. Markets have reduced their bets on a Bank of England rate hike, pricing in an expected 45 basis point hike this year.
Other:
1. Turkey restarts foreign exchange swaps to stabilize the exchange rate and liquidity.
2. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) conducted reverse repurchase operations, resulting in a net withdrawal of 78 billion yuan.
3. Canada's economy saw moderate growth in January; first-quarter growth is expected to exceed expectations.
4. MSCI reclassifies Greece from an emerging market to a developed market.
5. Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: Overall, maintaining the policy rate and interest rate path unchanged is reasonable.
6. The Central Bank of Colombia raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 11.25%, a decision supported by a majority of its seven members.
7. A Reuters poll indicates that the Central Bank of Russia expects to lower its key interest rate from the current 15% to 14.5% in April 2026.
