Tokyo data showed Japan’s January CPI rose 1.5% year on year, below the BOJ 2% target, with core inflation at 2.0% and energy costs down 5.2%.

Indian Rice Exporters Federation says a member firm signed a deal to ship 5,000 tonnes of premium basmati rice from India to a U.S. buyer, after tariff changes.

From 2020-2025, top 10 central bank buyers added about 1,675 tonnes of gold, while the top sellers cut roughly 205 tonnes, according to World Gold Council data.

South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 31.4% in Q4 2025, the lowest since 2020, as employment rose to 17.1m, Statistics SA said. Labour force fell 128,000 net.

Japan’s economy grew at a 0.2% annualized pace in Q4 2025, rebounding from the prior quarter, as consumption and business spending inched higher as exports fell.

Gold dropped more than 2% to its lowest since Feb 6 as a firmer dollar and holiday closures hit liquidity, pulling silver, platinum and palladium lower in Asia.