Japan’s government confirms Kazuo Ueda as its nominee to lead the BoJ with market analysts anticipating the new governor will keep the country’s monetary policy loose but to scrap yield curve control. We await today’s U.S. CPI data with investors hoping on seeing further signals of inflation easing despite Fed officials remaining hawkish. There are suggestions the EU may swerve recession with attention now focusing on the bloc’s heavy debt load. EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis tells CNBC that the EU’s economy remains robust despite slow growth rates. U.S. and Chinese authorities are reportedly considering a face-to-face meeting at this weekend’s Munich Security Conference amid ongoing spy balloon accusations.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.