Oil Prices Slip as Middle East Tensions Ease, Heading for Weekly Loss 
BOJ Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Middle East Uncertainty 
Fed Rate Cut Hopes Fade as Oil Prices Stoke Inflation Fears 
Fed Holds Rates Steady as Middle East Conflict Clouds Inflation Outlook 
China Opens Door to Stronger U.S. Trade Ties Amid Rising Tensions 
NASDAQ Tech Selloff: Correction or Collapse? What Analysts Are Saying 
WTO Digital Trade Talks Stall as E-Commerce Tariff Deadline Looms 
ANZ and Westpac Forecast Two RBA Rate Hikes in March and May 2026 
Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Dollar Stays Firm Amid Middle East Uncertainty 
Gold Prices Drop Amid Iran Peace Talk Uncertainty and Stronger Dollar 
ECB Eyes Rate Hike Amid Iran Conflict-Driven Energy Price Surge 
This week is filled with risk heavy data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
The bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday. The European Central Bank (ECB) will also announce interest rate decision on Thursday.
- Key economic data:
Consumer price inflation numbers will be released from Australia on Wednesday. Flash April inflation numbers will be released from Germany on Thursday. Consumer price inflation numbers from Japan will also be released on Thursday. The first quarter flash GDP number will be released on Friday.
- US earnings:
194 companies from the S&P 500 are scheduled to report first-quarter earnings this week. Big names include Hasbro, McDonald’s, Baker Hughes, Chipotle, Lockheed Martin, Amazon, Microsoft, and Twitter.
- Trump:
The US President Donald Trump has promised last week that in this week he has an important announcement to make with regard to tax reforms. The announcement is likely to come on Wednesday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
