Economic

The Bank of Korea (BOK) will cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday, offering support to an economy which barely grew last quarter, according to economists polled by Reuters who expected a further 50 points of easing this year.

Chinese officials are mapping out plans for tapping the nation’s huge customer base, as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepares to refresh calls for Beijing to decrease its dependence on exports.

Eight questions for proponents of a Brics common currency.

Gold’s price (XAU/USD) slides over 1% lower from its Thursday all-time high of $2,954 and trades around $2,925 at the time of writing on Friday.

Germany’s federal election could trigger a major rally in the country’s stock market.

President Donald Trump's comments have raised hopes of a de-escalation in the trade war between the world's two largest economies. This has further strengthened the Chinese currency and stock markets, which have gained throughout the month amid the surprising launch of DeepSeek's AI model.

Malaysia’s international reserves had risen by US$1.3 billion as at Feb 14 from two weeks earlier, according to Bank Negara Malaysia

London stocks were steady as strong retail sales data and a record budget surplus offset weaker-than-expected public finances. Standard Chartered surged after reporting a rise in profits and announcing a $1.5bn shareholder return.

Impulsive advance has room to extend to 1.0530; a clear break above this level appears unlikely. In the longer run, rejuvenated upward momentum suggests Euro (EUR) could continue to advance vs US Dollar (USD); the levels to monitor are 1.0530 and 1.0560, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.