Daily Market Insight

• US consumer confidence steady in March; inflation expectations creep up • German consumer sentiment stays on slow recovery path, finds GfK • Thai Feb car output drops 19.3% y/y on EV imports, lower pickup truck sales • Dollar up: yen edges lower after Japanese finance minister comments

• US new home sales fall; median price lowest in more than 2-1/2 years • Japan's corporate service inflation steady in February • Singapore Feb core inflation accelerates to 7-month high amid Lunar New Year • Yen steady after intervention warning, dollar dips

• US economy on solid ground as weekly jobless claims fall, home sales surge • German business sentiment rises in March • BOJ Tankan to show Q1 manufacturers' optimism eased slightly, services improved • Dollar strengthens after big shift in global rate outlook

• US business activity stable in March; inflation picks up • Euro zone business activity close to stabilizing in March, PMI survey shows • Japan CPI rises as expected in Feb, stays well above BOJ target • Dollar gains on risk sentiment, Swiss franc falls on surprise rate cut

• Fed keeps rates steady, still sees three rate cuts this year • BOJ chief vows to support economy with monetary stimulus • Japan manufacturing activity improves in March, services strong • Dollar weakens after Fed meeting, yen strengthens

• BOJ joins a rate-hike party that other big central banks have left • US single-family housing starts, permits near two-year highs • German investor morale improved more than expected in March • Yen falls in defiance of historic BOJ shift; dollar firm

• US factory production rebounds from weather-induced slump • Japan core machinery orders fall more than expected, fuel economic uncertainty • China's upbeat industrial output, retail sales tempered by frail property • Dollar up, yen steady as BOJ policy shift looms

• US consumer sentiment, inflation expectations stable in March • Chinese industrial production surges in Jan-Feb, but unemployment rises • China's Jan-Feb property investment declines narrow • US dollar poised for biggest weekly gain since mid-January; yen falls ahead of BOJ

• US business inventories unchanged in January • China house prices fall at a faster pace in Feb • China central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, as expected • Dollar gains ahead of PPI release; euro seeks ECB clues

• European banks' bumpy recovery a year after Credit Suisse collapse • Toyota agrees to biggest wage hike in 25 years, paves way for BOJ shift • Thai industrial sentiment falls slightly in February on slower domestic demand, exports • Dollar steady after strong CPI; GBP treads water with data dump in focus