US Stock Futures Slip as Iran Tensions and Hot Inflation Data Pressure Wall Street 
Australia Housing Tax Reform Sparks Debate Over Property Investor Tax Breaks 
Asian Stocks Steady as Iran War Concerns Persist Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit 
Gold Prices Steady Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting as Inflation and Oil Concerns Persist 
Paraguay Holds Interest Rate at 5.5% as Inflation Remains Stable Amid Global Uncertainty 
US, Japan Reaffirm Strong Currency Coordination Amid Yen Volatility 
Dollar Surges as Inflation Data Fuels Fed Rate Hike Expectations 
Japan Inflation Expectations Rise as BOJ Rate Hike Timing Faces Uncertainty 
OECD Sees Bank of Japan Raising Interest Rates to 2% by 2027 
Asian Stocks Edge Higher as Tech Shares Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Beijing Summit 
Bank of England Set to Hold Interest Rates as Inflation Risks and Iran War Impact Loom 
Wall Street Futures Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit as Tech Stocks Lead Market Rally 
Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Strong U.S. Inflation Data Boosts Dollar 
This week is pretty risk heavy in terms of data and events, some of them can even trigger very high volatility.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central banks:
European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi will give a speech on Monday. US Federal Reserve will announce interest rate decision on Wednesday. Bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday. Swiss national Bank (SNB) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday. Bank of England (BoE) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday.
- US data:
Several key economic dockets scheduled for this week; Producer price inflation report on Tuesday, Consumer price inflation and retail sales report on Wednesday and Industrial production numbers on Friday.
- Dutch election:
The first major election in Europe this year will be held on 15th March and in Netherlands. Netherland’s far right; Party for Freedom (PVV) is set to gain most of the seats. PVV supports an exit from EU.
- Trump:
US President Donald Trump will release the draft of his budget proposals on 16th March and is likely to be a major market mover. President Trump is also scheduled to greet the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on 14th March.
