Comments by UK prime minister, Boris Johnson
– No decisions have been taken on exact date to reopen schools
– Hoping to do so by 8 March
– We will try to set out a roadmap out of lockdown
Johnson is managing expectations a little before he gets into more detail on . Nothing out of the ordinary so

Sellers stay poised to target the 0.8700 level next
With cable also looking poised to move towards 1.4000, the shove lower in EUR/GBP is also helping to keep the pound underpinned in general for the time being.

Latest data released by Eurostat – 15 February 2021

Latest data released by Eurostat – 15 February 2021

The yen extends its fall as yields climb higher
While US markets are closed today, Treasury yields clipped some key levels at the end of last week with 10-year yields above 1.20% and 30-year yields above 2.00%.

Central bank overview 
. The November meeting saw GBP buying on a luke warm sentence on negative rates. The Bank of England said that ‚participants attach some weight to the possibility of a negative bank rate‘. Investors had been hoping for a more enthusiastic move towards negative rates. The last Bank of England rate meeting was

The news wire Bloomberg says Morgan Stanley’s Counterpoint Global investment unit is in the early stages of making a decision.
Added for clarity, 150bn is the size of the fund (at present), not the amount of BTCs they’ll be buying! 

Central bank rundown 
The central banks are listed below with their current state of play. The link for each central bank is included in the title of the bank and the next scheduled meeting is in the title too.

Forex news for North American trading on February 12, 2021
The US 30 year bond is closing the day – and week  – above 2% for the first time in a year (since February 20, 2020).  The yield is up on fears about potentially future inflation from higher growth.  The Fed members  – including Fed Chair Powell – continue

Russell 2000 index closes with the largest gain this week
The final numbers are showing:
For the week: