Australia Westpac Consumer Confidence climbed from previous -2.6% to 1.2% in March

Japan Overall Household Spending (YoY) registered at -1%, below expectations (2.5%) in January

South Korea Gross Domestic Product Growth (QoQ) registered at -0.2% above expectations (-0.3%) in 4Q

South Korea Gross Domestic Product Growth (YoY) below forecasts (1.7%) in 4Q: Actual (1.6%)

Danske Research Team expects China to maintain its two-speed pattern, with weak domestic demand and strong exports and technology. They project Gross Domestic Product growth of 5% in 2025, easing to 4.8% in 2026 and 4.7% in 2027.

Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur sees growing evidence that China is exiting deflation, with consumer prices up 1.3% year-on-year in February and producer prices turning higher month-on-month. Rising services and food prices underpin this shift.

ING’s Frantisek Taborsky argues that Central and Eastern European markets remain highly exposed to the US–Iran conflict and rising Oil prices. While local data from Hungary, Turkey and Poland are due, he expects geopolitics to dominate.

National Bank of Canada (NBC) economists Alexandra Ducharme and Jocelyn Paquet expect Canada’s February Labour Force Survey to show a 10K employment gain after January’s decline, but projects the unemployment rate rising to 6.7% as participation ticks up to 65.2%.

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight that the Euro is weaker versus the Dollar despite a more supportive rate outlook as markets focus on geopolitical risks.

TD Securities strategists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir argue that the Federal Reserve will stay on hold near term as the Iran conflict and mixed US labor data keep uncertainty elevated.

MUFG strategists Derek Halpenny, Lee Hardman and Abdul-Ahad Lockhart note that the Japanese Yen has not yet benefited from the latest volatility spike, with the BoJ’s trade‑weighted JPY index near year‑to‑date lows.

HSBC Asset Management discusses how recent geopolitical tensions have driven Oil higher and raised market volatility.

MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lee Hardman highlights that February nonfarm payrolls fell by 92k, reversing January’s gains and underscoring a still-weak underlying US labour trend.

Commerzbank’s Senior Economist Dr. Ralph Solveen notes that German industry remains weak, with January industrial orders dropping sharply after earlier distortions from big ticket defense and public-sector contracts.

Mexico Core Inflation registered at 0.46%, below expectations (0.47%) in February

Mexico Headline Inflation registered at 0.5% above expectations (0.43%) in February

Mexico 12-Month Inflation registered at 4.02% above expectations (3.94%) in February

TradingKey - US non-farm payrolls saw a net decrease of 92,000 in February, far below expectations and marking the second monthly contraction since 2020. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer said during European trading hours on Monday that the administration is in continuous talks with international partners about what more we can do to reduce the economic impact amid the ongoing war in the Middle East between the United States (US),

Deutsche Bank's Chief UK Economist Sanjay Raja outlines how the Bank of England and UK Government might respond to different energy-shock paths.

National Bank of Canada (BoC) economists Alexandra Ducharme and Jocelyn Paquet interpret recent Bank of Canada communication as favouring policy flexibility in response to supply shocks.

Singapore Foreign Reserves (MoM) down to 416.1B in February from previous 417B

UOB’s Global Economics & Markets Research notes a major setback in the US jobs market in February, as Non-farm payrolls fell 92,000, the largest drop since October 2025.

TradingKey - The Federal Reserve is caught in a policy dilemma: on one hand, there is the immediate pressure of a cooling labor market, and on the other, the inflationary risks posed by surging energy

Austria Trade Balance dipped from previous €-352M to €-1301M in December

Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid and colleagues expect a firmer US headline CPI than core in February, driven by higher energy prices, with year-on-year headline inflation near 2.4% and core edging slightly lower.

Germany Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY) declined to 3.7% in January from previous 13%

Germany Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) dipped from previous 7.8% to -11.1% in January

Germany Industrial Production n.s.a. w.d.a. (YoY): -1.2% (January) vs previous -0.6%

Germany Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) below forecasts (0.9%) in January: Actual (-0.5%)