Japan Declines Comment on BOJ’s Absence From Global Support Statement for Fed Chair Powell. Source: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Federal Reserve Faces Subpoena Delay Amid Investigation Into Chair Jerome Powell 
BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Yen Weakness and Inflation Shape Market Outlook 
Gold and Asian Stocks Rebound as Market Volatility Eases and Global Sentiment Improves 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
Markets React as Tensions Rise Between White House and Federal Reserve Over Interest Rate Pressure 
Asian Markets Wobble as AI Fears Rattle Stocks, Oil and Gold Rebound 
Asian Currencies Strengthen as Indian Rupee and Australian Dollar Rally 
MAS Holds Monetary Policy Steady as Strong Growth Raises Inflation Risks 
RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Japan Services Sector Records Fastest Growth in Nearly a Year as Private Activity Accelerates 
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.
