Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
China Extends Gold Buying Streak as Reserves Surge Despite Volatile Prices 
BOJ Holds Interest Rates Steady, Upgrades Growth and Inflation Outlook for Japan 
U.S.-India Trade Framework Signals Major Shift in Tariffs, Energy, and Supply Chains 
Asian Markets Slip as AI Spending Fears Shake Tech, Wall Street Futures Rebound 
Oil Prices Slide on US-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength and Profit-Taking Pressure 
South Korea’s Weak Won Struggles as Retail Investors Pour Money Into U.S. Stocks 
Australia’s December Trade Surplus Expands but Falls Short of Expectations 
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons 
U.S. Stock Futures Slide as Tech Rout Deepens on Amazon Capex Shock 
Jerome Powell Attends Supreme Court Hearing on Trump Effort to Fire Fed Governor, Calling It Historic 
ECB’s Cipollone Backs Digital Euro as Europe Pushes for Payment System Independence 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Import price index for October will be released at 7:00 GMT. HICP inflation numbers will be released at 13:00 GMT.
- France: Consumer spending for October and third quarter GDP figure will be released at 7:45 GMT.
- Spain: Flash HICP inflation numbers will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Third quarter employment numbers will be released at 8:15 GMT.
- Italy: Consumer confidence report for October will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Net lending to individuals, consumer credit, and money supply statistics; all will be reported at 9:30 GMT.
- Greece: Third quarter GDP number will be announced at 10:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: November sentiment report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Third quarter flash GDP number will be published at 13:30 GMT, followed by Redbook index at 13:55 GMT and S&P-Case/Shiller home prices report at 14:00 GMT. November consumer confidence report will be released at 15:00 GMT. Fed’s William Dudley is scheduled to speak at 14:15 GMT. FOMC member Powell is scheduled to speak at 17:40 GMT.
- New Zealand: RBNZ will release financial stability report at 20:00 GMT.
- Japan: Industrial production figure at 23:50 GMT.
