Kevin Warsh Faces Early Fed Test as Inflation Risks Challenge Rate-Cut Expectations 
Jerome Powell Warns Against Politicizing the Federal Reserve, Defends Democratic Institutions 
RBNZ Holds Interest Rates Steady but Signals More Hikes Ahead in 2026 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Indian Government Bonds Seen Opening Steady Ahead of RBI Policy Decision 
BoE Policymaker Alan Taylor Signals No Need for Interest Rate Hike Amid Iran War Inflation Risks 
Senegal Appoints Economist Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as Prime Minister Amid IMF Debt Crisis 
South Korea Signals Possible Interest Rate Hike as Inflation Remains Elevated 
In terms of volatility risks, this week is extremely heavy with the focus on Brexit, and Sino-American trade talks,
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks: Federal Reserve will announce interest rate decision at 19:00 GMT.
- Economic data: United States’ Consumer confidence report on Tuesday, ADP employment and Q4 GDP report on Wednesday, and PCE inflation report on Friday. Australia’s CPI inflation report on Wednesday. Eurozone sentiment report on Wednesday, and Q4 GDP report on Friday. German CPI inflation report on Wednesday. Chinese PMI report on Thursday, and on Friday.
- Geopolitics: Sino-American preparatory trade talks to begin on Monday before high-level talks on Wednesday, and Thursday. United Kingdom’s parliament to vote on a new Brexit deal submitted by the government. India will hold 22-member two-day Arab league summit on Thursday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in the Middle East, Italy, and Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
