ECB Signals Steady Interest Rates as Fed Risks Loom Over Outlook 
New York Fed President John Williams Signals Rate Hold as Economy Seen Strong in 2026 
Jerome Powell Attends Supreme Court Hearing on Trump Effort to Fire Fed Governor, Calling It Historic 
BOJ Holds Interest Rates Steady, Upgrades Growth and Inflation Outlook for Japan 
U.S. Urges Japan on Monetary Policy as Yen Volatility Raises Market Concerns 
Markets React as Tensions Rise Between White House and Federal Reserve Over Interest Rate Pressure 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
This week is a quiet one, both in terms of data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
Federal Reserve will release minutes of meeting at on Wednesday and the European Central Bank (ECB) will release accounts of meeting on Thursday.
- Economic data:
UK inflation report on Tuesday and unemployment report on Wednesday. Eurozone GDP report on Wednesday and inflation report on Thursday. US retail sales report on Tuesday. Canada inflation report on Friday.
- Geopolitics:
Japan’s foreign minister Taro Kono and defense chief Itsunori Onodera are expected to visit Washington on Thursday to meet with Jim Mattis, US defense secretary, and Rex Tillerson, the secretary of state, to discuss the growing threat of North Korea.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in the Middle East and Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
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