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Bank of Japan Holds Rates Steady Amid Inflation Concerns and Yen Weakness 
Asian Stocks Drop Amid Iran War Fears and BOJ Rate Hike Signals 
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ANZ and Westpac Forecast Two RBA Rate Hikes in March and May 2026 
This week is quite risk heavy; filled with key economic dockets and central bank events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- US earnings:
Earnings season remains in focus. S&P 500 as well as, stocks around the world would be much influenced by third quarter figures. Big names include IBM, Netflix, Yahoo, Intel, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BofAML, and more.
- Third presidential debate:
On Wednesday another re-match is scheduled between Republican candidate Donald Trump and the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Globally, more than 100 million people are expected to watch the event.
- Central banks:
The bank of Canada will announce interest rate decision on Wednesday and the European Central Bank will announce interest rate decision on Thursday.
- US data:
Lots of economic dockets from the US this week; major focus will be on CPI inflation data on Tuesday.
- Chinese data:
Lots of Chinese data scheduled for this week; Retail sales, Industrial production, third quarter GDP, all on Tuesday.
- UK data:
Post-referendum UK data will continue to demand attention; September inflation readings on Tuesday, unemployment report on Wednesday, and retail sales on Thursday.
In addition to the above, unscheduled Brexit commentaries would keep weighing on the market.
