Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Strong U.S. Inflation Data Boosts Dollar 
Dollar Surges as Inflation Data Fuels Fed Rate Hike Expectations 
Asian Stocks Steady as Iran War Concerns Persist Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit 
Bank of Japan Signals Potential Rate Hike as Inflation Risks Rise Amid Energy Shock 
US Stock Futures Slip as Iran Tensions and Hot Inflation Data Pressure Wall Street 
Bank of Korea Signals Potential Interest Rate Hikes as Inflation Remains Elevated 
RBA Rate Hike Outlook: Impact on AUD/USD and ASX 200 
This week is relatively less risk-heavy in terms of scheduled data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
Not many central bank activities this week. A few Federal Reserve policymakers are scheduled to speak this week; Bullard and Mester on Thursday.
- Key economic data:
Not many economic dockets scheduled for release this week except for US housing report and Industrial production report on Wednesday, UK inflation numbers on Wednesday and UK unemployment report on Thursday.
- US earnings:
After last week’s disappointing numbers from some retailers, the focus will be on Amazon, which is scheduled to report earnings this week.
- Trump:
President Trump is scheduled to meet Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan this week on Tuesday just before President Trump embarks upon his first foreign trip in Middle East.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech is scheduled this week on Monday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
