BOJ Poised for Historic Rate Hike as Japan Signals Shift Toward Monetary Normalization 
Bank of Korea Downplays Liquidity’s Role in Weak Won and Housing Price Surge 
Canada Stocks Steady as Markets Await Fed and BoC Decisions 
This week is filled with big data and event risks. The focus is on Trump-Xi meeting.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central banks:
Several Fed policymakers are scheduled to speak this week after it hiked interest rates at the March meeting; Dudley, Harker, and Lacker on Monday, Tarullo on Tuesday. Fed will also release the minutes of the March meeting on Wednesday. Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Kuroda is scheduled to speak on Wednesday. European Central Bank (ECB) will release minutes of its meeting on Thursday.
- Key economic data:
US jobs report is scheduled this week.
- Trump:
The US President Donald Trump will be meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on April 6th and April 7th. President Trump would host president Xi at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries are likely to keep influencing the market.
