Oil Prices Rebound in Asia as Venezuela Sanctions Risks Offset Ukraine Peace Hopes 
Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rates Steady as Weak Won Limits Policy Flexibility 
Wall Street Futures Slip as Oracle Earnings Miss Reignites AI Spending Concerns 
BOJ Faces Pressure for Clarity, but Neutral Rate Estimates Likely to Stay Vague 
Canada Stocks Steady as Markets Await Fed and BoC Decisions 
Kazakhstan Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 18% as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Australia’s Labour Market Weakens as November Employment Drops Sharply 
Asian Stocks Rally as Tech Rebounds, China Lags on Nvidia Competition Concerns 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today but all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: National Bank’s business confidence improves to 7 in September. Business condition index is flat at 14.
- Japan: Eco watchers’ current index improves to 51.3 in September while outlook declines to 51
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Unemployment report will be released at 5:45 GMT.
- Germany: August trade balance report will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- France: August industrial output report will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Italy: Industrial output report for August will be released at 8:00 GMT
- United Kingdom: Industrial and manufacturing production numbers for August will be released at 8:30 GMT. NIESR will release September GDP estimate at 12:00 GMT.
- Greece: August industrial production report and September inflation report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: NFIB business optimism report will be published at 10:00 GMT. TIPP economic optimism report will be published at 14:00 GMT. FOMC member Kashkari will speak at 14:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Global trade balance report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- Canada: Housing starts report will be released at 12:15 GMT, followed by building permits report at 12:30 GMT.
- Australia: Westpac consumer confidence report will be published at 23:30 GMT.
- Japan: August Machinery reports will be released at 23:50 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
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