Japan’s Inflation Edges Higher in October as BOJ Faces Growing Pressure to Hike Rates 
BOK Expected to Hold Rates at 2.50% as Housing and Currency Pressures Persist 
RBA Reassesses Pricing Behaviors and Policy Impact Amid Inflation Pressures 
BOJ Signals Possible December Rate Hike as Yen Weakness Raises Inflation Risks 
In terms of volatility risks, this week is heavy with the focus on central banks and geopolitics,
What to watch for over the coming days:
Central Banks:
- European Central Bank (ECB) will release a lending survey on Tuesday.
- Bank of England (BoE) will release minutes of the last monetary policy meeting on Tuesday.
- Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Lowe’s speech on Thursday.
- European Central Bank (ECB) will announce the rate decision on Thursday.
Economic data:
- German flash PMI report on Tuesday, and IFO business climate report on Thursday.
- U.S. durable goods report on Thursday and flash second-quarter GDP report on Friday.
Geopolitics:
- The winner of the British Conservative Party leadership contest will be announced on Tuesday.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit the U.S.
- The focus will be on UK-Iran feud, as Iran captured two British oil tankers in the Straits of Hormuz, in response to the British capture of Iranian oil tankers.
