Brent crude oil fell 1.00% on the day, currently trading at $88.13 per barrel.

US Dollar 1. Key US Senator Tillis agrees to initiate the nomination process for Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair. 2. Atlanta Fed Board President: Will search nationwide for Bostic's successor. 3. Market News: US Senate Democrats warn that Treasury Secretary Bessenter's term as acting IRS chief has expired. 4. ADP Weekly Employment Report: Private sector employers added an average of 15,500 jobs per week in the four weeks ending February 21, 2026. Euro 1. ECB Governing Council member Koch: The ECB should not act hastily and needs to monitor the situation. 2. ECB official Mueller: The next move is more likely to be a rate hike, but we should not rush into it. 3. ECB Governing Council member Simkus: We need to remain calm and make the next decision based on the best information on the day of the meeting. 4. ECB President Lagarde: With such great uncertainty at present, I cannot say how we will adjust interest rates. 5. ECB Governing Council member Nagel: The risk of rising inflation has increased, and the economic outlook has deteriorated. He supports a wait-and-see approach to interest rates at present. 6. ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: No rate hike is expected at next week's ECB meeting. 7. ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: Rate hikes due to the Iran issue may be faster than expected. Other: 1. Bank of Thailand meeting minutes: It is necessary to closely monitor the baht's movement and related transactions that are putting pressure on its appreciation. 2. Polish Central Bank member Kotecki: He believes Poland's rate-cutting cycle has ended, and the March rate cut may be the last one in 2026. 3. Economists from Westpac, ANZ, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank have all changed their forecasts for the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate, expecting a rate hike next week. 4. Traders say the Turkish central bank has sold $23 billion in foreign exchange since the outbreak of the Iran war, and bought another $2 billion to $3 billion today. 5. UK Office for Budget Responsibility official Miles: If energy prices remain at current levels, UK inflation this year will close to 3%, instead of the previously predicted 2%. 6. Reuters poll: All 64 economists said the Bank of Japan will keep its benchmark interest rate at 0.75% on March 19. 60% of the surveyed economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise the benchmark interest rate to 1.00% by the end of June (compared to 58% in the February survey).

The MBA Mortgage Refinancing Activity Index for the week ending March 6 was 1646.3, compared to 1637.5 the previous week.