Bank of England Set to Hold Interest Rates as Inflation Risks and Iran War Impact Loom 
Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now: AABB, GOLD, GDX 
Dollar Gains as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit 
Australia Housing Tax Reform Sparks Debate Over Property Investor Tax Breaks 
Rubio Discusses Iran Crisis and Strait of Hormuz Disruptions With UK and Australia 
Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Strong U.S. Inflation Data Boosts Dollar 
Bank of Korea Signals Potential Interest Rate Hikes as Inflation Remains Elevated 
Bank of Japan's Ueda Flags Low Real Interest Rates as Key Factor in Rate Hike Timing 
US-China Trade Talks Begin in South Korea Ahead of Trump-Xi Beijing Summit 
South Korea Central Bank Signals Cautious Policy Amid Inflation and Middle East Tensions 
US Stock Futures Slip as Iran Tensions and Hot Inflation Data Pressure Wall Street 
ECB Rate Outlook: Ceasefire Eases Pressure but Hikes Still Expected in 2026 
ECB Signals Possible Interest Rate Move if Inflation Outlook Fails to Improve 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: National banks’ business conditions index improves sharply to 14 in March from 9 in February but business confidence declines from 7 to 6.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Flash Machine tools orders report will be released at 6:00 GMT. Domestic corporate goods price index will be updated at 23:50 GMT. At the same time, Machinery orders report will be released.
- United Kingdom: Inflation report containing CPI, PPI, RPI and HPI will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Germany: Zew survey report for April will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Zew survey report and industrial production report will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: NFIB business optimism index will be released at 10:00 GMT, followed by JOLTS jobs report at 14:00 GMT. Fed’s Kashkari’s speech is at 17:45 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 1-months bills at 15:30 GMT and 10-year note at 17:00 GMT.
