MAS Holds Monetary Policy Steady as Strong Growth Raises Inflation Risks 
Trump Announces U.S.–India Trade Deal Cutting Tariffs, Boosting Markets and Energy Ties 
U.S. Stock Futures Slip as Markets Brace for Big Tech Earnings and Key Data 
Taiwan Urges Stronger Trade Ties With Fellow Democracies, Rejects Economic Dependence on China 
Philippines Manufacturing PMI Hits Nine-Month High Despite Weak Confidence Outlook 
Bank of Japan Signals Cautious Path Toward Further Rate Hikes Amid Yen Weakness 
Fed Confirms Rate Meeting Schedule Despite Severe Winter Storm in Washington D.C. 
IMF Forecasts Global Inflation Decline as Growth Remains Resilient 
ECB Signals Steady Interest Rates as Fed Risks Loom Over Outlook 
RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Indian Rupee Strengthens Sharply After U.S.-India Trade Deal Announcement 
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons 
This week is a quite risk-heavy, especially in terms of events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
Federal Reserve will organize three-day Jackson Hole Symposium, where Fed Reserve chair Janet Yellen and European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi are scheduled to speak. Draghi’s speech is scheduled on Friday.
- Economic data:
Zew economic Survey on Tuesday. Flash PMI reports on Wednesday. Second quarter UK GDP on Thursday. Japan’s inflation report on Thursday.
- Geopolitics:
Korean Peninsula on high alert as US-South Korea begins 10-day military drills on Monday.
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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