U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Tech Rally Offsets Consumer Weakness 
BoE Set to Cut Rates as UK Inflation Slows, but Further Easing Likely Limited 
Bank of Japan Poised for Historic Rate Hike as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Canada Stocks Steady as Markets Await Fed and BoC Decisions 
Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now: AABB, GOLD, GDX 
Yen Near Lows as Markets Await Bank of Japan Rate Decision, Euro Slips After ECB Signals Caution 
Bank of Korea Downplays Liquidity’s Role in Weak Won and Housing Price Surge 
RBA Unlikely to Cut Interest Rates in 2026 as Inflation Pressures Persist, Says Westpac 
Asian Fund Managers Turn More Optimistic on Growth but Curb Equity Return Expectations: BofA Survey 
Lots of data and events today and some with high risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Trade balance for September came at -1.23 billion. Imports declined by 1 percent, while exports are up by 2 percent.
- New Zealand: ANZ commodity prices grew 0.7 percent in October.
- China: Services PMI grew to 52.4 in October, up from 52 in September.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Fourth quarter consumer climate data will be published at 6:45 GMT.
- Spain: Unemployment change for October will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy: Unemployment report for September will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Economic bulletin will be published at 9:00 GMT, followed by unemployment report at 10:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit services PMI report will be published at 9:30 GMT. BoE will announce interest rate decision at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: Challenger jobs report will be published at 11:30 GMT, followed by initial jobless claims report and unit labor costs for the third quarter. Markit services PMI report will be published at 13:45 GMT, followed by ISM non-manufacturing PMI report at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release its weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT, which will be followed by factory orders data at 15:00 GMT.
