Fed Minutes, U.S. PCE and GDP Data, RBA and RBNZ Decisions and U.S. Tariff Ruling in Focus Next Week

Global markets face a heavy data and event calendar next week, with the Federal Reserve set to publish minutes of its January monetary policy meeting at 03:00 on Thursday and the initial reading of Q4 U.S. GDP and core PCE price index due Friday at 21:30, Jin10 reports. Central bank activity includes speeches by Fed officials, release of the Reserve Bank of Australia's meeting minutes and an interest rate decision from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, where markets widely anticipate no change. The U.S. Supreme Court will issue a ruling on February 20 that includes a decision on Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff policy, while Walmart is scheduled to report its fiscal Q4 earnings as reporting season nears its end.