Fed Rate Cut Odds Rise as December Decision Looks Increasingly Divided 
Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut 
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 
BOJ Seen Moving Toward December Rate Hike as Yen Slides 
New RBNZ Governor Anna Breman Aims to Restore Stability After Tumultuous Years 
Fed Officials Split as Powell Weighs December Interest Rate Cut 
Japan’s Inflation Edges Higher in October as BOJ Faces Growing Pressure to Hike Rates 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Brazil Central Bank Plans $2 Billion Dollar Auctions to Support FX Liquidity 
In terms of volatility risks, this week is heavy with economic data, as well as geopolitical events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks: FOMC will release minutes of September meeting on Wednesday.
- Economic data: U.S. retail sales report on Monday. China CPI inflation report on Tuesday, followed by industrial production, Q3 GDP, and retail sales report on Friday. UK unemployment report on Tuesday, inflation report on Wednesday. Eurozone CPI inflation on Wednesday.
- Geopolitics: Italy is set to submit 2019 budget details on Monday. On Tuesday EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier updates the region’s leaders in Luxembourg. Afghanistan will hold the parliamentary election on Saturday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in the Middle East, Italy, and Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
