<h1>Central bank rate cuts, nonbinding forward guidance fuel record equities, volatility and legal risks for contracts, disclosures, litigation</h1> A central bank's decision to cut its policy rate and publish forward projections signaling additional cuts has left equity markets near record levels while prompting volatility as the central bank cautioned those projections are not binding. Regional markets reacted variably, with technology stocks leading gains and some markets slipping amid mixed domestic data. The report highlights legal and regulatory risks from shifting monetary policy - including contract valuation, disclosure obligations, market conduct scrutiny, and potential litigation tied to interest-rate-sensitive instruments - and notes geopolitical trade measures cited as ongoing inflationary pressures that may constrain policy flexibility.