South Korea’s Weak Won Struggles as Retail Investors Pour Money Into U.S. Stocks 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
U.S. Stock Futures Slide as Tech Rout Deepens on Amazon Capex Shock 
Trump Lifts 25% Tariff on Indian Goods in Strategic U.S.–India Trade and Energy Deal 
Asian Stocks Slip as Tech Rout Deepens, Japan Steadies Ahead of Election 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
ECB’s Cipollone Backs Digital Euro as Europe Pushes for Payment System Independence 
Gold and Silver Prices Rebound After Volatile Week Triggered by Fed Nomination 
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Inflation Risks Remain as Rates Stay Steady 
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons 
This week is quite risk heavy and the focus is on the central bankers.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central banks:
The Federal reserve will announce its last policy decision for the year this Wednesday when it is widely expected that the Fed would announce a hike of 25 basis points. Swiss National Bank (SNB) will announce policy decision on Thursday. Bank of England (BoE) will announce policy decision on Thursday. BoE will release quarterly bulletin on Friday.
- UK data:
Lots of economic data are scheduled for release this week, which could shed light on the state of the economy as the official Brexit beginning draws near; inflation numbers on Tuesday, Unemployment numbers on Wednesday, and Retail sales figure on Thursday.
