Japan Declines Comment on BOJ’s Absence From Global Support Statement for Fed Chair Powell. Source: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Jerome Powell Attends Supreme Court Hearing on Trump Effort to Fire Fed Governor, Calling It Historic 
China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady in January as Market Expectations Align 
Markets React as Tensions Rise Between White House and Federal Reserve Over Interest Rate Pressure 
In terms of volatility risks, this week is very light as we head into the Christmas holiday week. As a trader you need to keep a watch on the followings,
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks: Bank of Japan (BoJ) will publish minutes of meeting on Monday.
- Economic data: Japan inflation report on Thursday, along with industrial production report, retail trade report, and the unemployment report. UK manufacturing production report will be released on Friday. German inflation report on Friday. U.S. pending home sales report on Friday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in the Middle East, Italy, and Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
