FxWirePro: Daily Commodity Tracker - 21st March, 2022 
BOJ’s Kazuo Ueda Signals Potential Interest Rate Hike as Economic Outlook Improves 
BOJ’s Noguchi Calls for Cautious, Gradual Interest Rate Hikes to Sustain Inflation Goals 
RBA Signals Possible Rate Implications as Inflation Proves More Persistent 
In terms of volatility risks, this week is heavy as there are several events one needs to keep a tab on.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
European Central Bank (ECB) will announce the rate decision on Thursday.
- Economic data:
Australia’s inflation report on Wednesday. U.S. GDP numbers on Friday.
- Geopolitics:
European officials including Commission President Jean Claude Juncker will be meeting President Trump in Washington this week. Pakistan will hold the general election this week.
- Earnings:
Nearly 180 companies listed on the S&P 500 are slated to report results this week. Big names include Hasbro, Alphabet, 3M, Harley-Davidson, Lockheed Martin, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Mattel, Gilead, Visa, Ford, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Twitter, Chevron, and Amazon.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in the Middle East, Italy, and the Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
