Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rates Steady as Weak Won Limits Policy Flexibility 
Japan Business Sentiment Hits Four-Year High, Boosting Expectations of BOJ Rate Hike 
China’s November Economic Data Signals Slowing Industrial Output and Weak Consumer Demand 
Asian Stocks Slide as Central Bank Decisions and Key Data Keep Investors Cautious 
Dollar Struggles as Markets Eye Key Central Bank Decisions and Global Rate Outlooks 
S&P 500 Slides as AI Chip Stocks Tumble, Cooling Tech Rally 
Fed Rate Cut Signals Balance Between Inflation and Jobs, Says Mary Daly 
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 
Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Indian Rupee Slides to Record Low on Fed Outlook 
RBA Holds Rates but Warns of Rising Inflation Pressures 
BOJ Governor Ueda Highlights Uncertainty Over Future Interest Rate Hikes 
This week is a quite heavy with volatility risks, especially in terms of data.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central banks:
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is to deliver a lecture on Friday at Herbert Stein Memorial Lecture & Annual Members Dinner on Friday. Fed’s Esther George will speak on Thursday. ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio and member Praet to speak on Tuesday. Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney to speak on Tuesday.
- Key economic data:
China’s consumer price inflation data on Monday, Retail sales, industrial production, urban investment, third quarter GDP numbers will be released on Friday. UK Inflation numbers will be published on Tuesday, ILO unemployment report on Wednesday, and retail sales report on Friday. Canada will release inflation numbers on Friday.
- US earnings:
U.S. September S&P earnings season is set to continue this week with almost 60 companies reporting Q3 results. Big names include Netflix, CSX, United, Verizon, Dish and General Electric.
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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