Japan’s Finance Minister Signals Alignment With BOJ as Rate Hike Speculation Grows 
Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut 
New RBNZ Governor Anna Breman Aims to Restore Stability After Tumultuous Years 
BOJ Governor Ueda Meets Key Ministers as Markets Eye Policy Shifts Under New Leadership 
Singapore Maintains Steady Monetary Outlook as Positive Output Gap Persists into 2025 
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 
Indonesia Aims to Strengthen Rupiah as Central Bank Targets 16,400–16,500 Level 
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In terms of volatility risks, this week is relatively light both in terms of data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
Several speakers from U.S. Federal Reserve this week; Bostic, Harker, and Kashkari on Monday, Powell, Kaplan, and Evans on Friday. FOMC will release minutes of the meeting on Wednesday. European Central Bank (ECB) will release minutes on Thursday.
- Economic data:
UK inflation report on Wednesday, retail sales on Thursday, and Q1 GDP on Friday.
- Earnings:
22 companies listed on the S&P 500 are slated to report results next week. Big names include Tiffany, Target, Kohl’s, TJX Cos, Ralph Lauren and L Brands.
- Geopolitics:
OPEC meeting on Monday. The next round of Brexit talks set to begin on Tuesday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in the Middle East, Spain’s Catalonia, and Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
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