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This week is filled with risk heavy data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
The bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday. The European Central Bank (ECB) will also announce interest rate decision on Thursday.
- Key economic data:
Consumer price inflation numbers will be released from Australia on Wednesday. Flash April inflation numbers will be released from Germany on Thursday. Consumer price inflation numbers from Japan will also be released on Thursday. The first quarter flash GDP number will be released on Friday.
- US earnings:
194 companies from the S&P 500 are scheduled to report first-quarter earnings this week. Big names include Hasbro, McDonald’s, Baker Hughes, Chipotle, Lockheed Martin, Amazon, Microsoft, and Twitter.
- Trump:
The US President Donald Trump has promised last week that in this week he has an important announcement to make with regard to tax reforms. The announcement is likely to come on Wednesday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
