Trump Administration Sued Over Suspension of Critical Hudson River Tunnel Funding 
U.S. Stock Futures Edge Lower as Tech and AI Stocks Drag Wall Street Ahead of Key Earnings 
ECB Signals Steady Interest Rates as Fed Risks Loom Over Outlook 
South Korea Inflation Hits Five-Month Low as CPI Reaches Central Bank Target 
Gold and Asian Stocks Rebound as Market Volatility Eases and Global Sentiment Improves 
RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Gold, Silver, and Platinum Rally as Precious Metals Recover from Sharp Selloff 
MAS Holds Monetary Policy Steady as Strong Growth Raises Inflation Risks 
China Services PMI Hits Three-Month High as New Orders and Hiring Improve 
Bank of Japan Signals Cautious Path Toward Further Rate Hikes Amid Yen Weakness 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons 
Oil Prices Steady as Markets Weigh U.S.-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength Caps Gains 
This week is filled with risk heavy data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
Federal Reserve will announce interest rate decision on Wednesday. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will announce interest rate decision on Friday. Bank of Canada (BoC) governor Stephen Poloz is scheduled for a speech in Mexico City on Thursday.
- Key economic data:
This week’s most import data are on Wednesday and on Friday, when jobs numbers will be released from the United States as ADP employment report and NFP report.
- US earnings:
120 companies from the S&P 500 are scheduled to report first-quarter earnings this week. Big names include Pfizer, Coach, ConocoPhillips, Kraft Heinz, Motorola and Berkshire Hathaway. The focus is Apple earnings on Tuesday.
- Trump:
There may be some decisions or updates on Paris Climate Accord this week.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
