RBA's Bullock: Did not explicitly consider case for a rate hike this meeting

RBA Gov. Bullock emphasized that the February board meeting will consider data showing whether inflation is failing to slow. Bullock says the RBA Board wants to convey that risks have shifted to the upside.

BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: BELIEVE THAT THE ECONOMY WILL GO BACK TO POSITIVE GROWTH IN Q4 AND BEYOND THAT BOJ Chief Ueda: Robust Domestic Inflation and Wage Trends Should Limit Effects of Adverse Shocks BOJ Chief: Currently, Inflation Unlikely to Surge, Underlying Price Growth Remains Moderate BOJ GOVERNOR KAZUO UEDA PRE-RECORDED INTERVIEW TO FT GLOBAL BOARDROOM EVENT (RECORDED MON NIGHT): THE REAL SIDE OF THE ECONOMY IS DOING OK #bankofjapan #monetarypolicy #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #inflation MORE BOJ'S UEDA: WE'VE BEEN KEEPING POLICY EASY BECAUSE UNDERLYING INFLATION IS BELOW 2% #bankofjapan #monetarypolicy #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #inflation

WH Sr. Adviser Hassett: I'd put Bessent top of the list for running the Fed, but Bessent doesn't want the Fed job. HASSETT: PLENTY OF ROOM FOR FED TO CUT US HASSETT: IF TRUMP PRESSURES FED ON RATES, JUST DO RIGHT THING HASSETT, ASKED IF ROOM FOR MORE THAN 25 BPS: `THAT'S CORRECT' *HASSETT: RATE CALLS WOULD BE MY JUDGMENT, WHICH TRUMP TRUSTS *HASSETT: WOULD MAKE DECISION ON RATES BASED ON MY JUDGMENT