The preliminary estimate for the U.S. one-year inflation rate expectation in March is 3.4%, slightly below the anticipated 3.7% and unchanged from the previous value. Meanwhile, U.S. January JOLTs job openings reached 6.946 million, surpassing the expected 6.7 million, with the prior figure revised to 6.55 million. Additionally, the University of Michigan's preliminary U.S. consumer confidence index for March registered at 55.5, slightly above the forecast of 55 but down from the previous 56.6.