United Kingdom Gross Domestic Product (MoM) in line with expectations (0.2%) in January

Following the Japanese wage hike outcome, Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda is out on the wires, noting that “we will scrutinize the wage talk outcome, as well as other data and information from our hearings, in making policy decisions.” Additional quotes We will consider tweaking negative rate, YCC and other monetary easing tools if sustained achievement of our price target comes into sight.