BOJ Expected to Deliver December Rate Hike as Economists See Borrowing Costs Rising Through 2025 
South Korea Warns Weak Won Could Push Inflation Higher in 2025 
Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns 
RBA Holds Rates but Warns of Rising Inflation Pressures 
RBA Unlikely to Cut Interest Rates in 2026 as Inflation Pressures Persist, Says Westpac 
Brazil Holds Selic Rate at 15% as Inflation Expectations Stay Elevated 
Gold and Silver Surge as Safe Haven Demand Rises on U.S. Economic Uncertainty 
Japan Inflation Holds Firm in November as BOJ Nears Key Rate Hike Decision 
Austan Goolsbee Signals Potential for More Fed Rate Cuts as Inflation Shows Improvement 
U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher as Micron Earnings Boost AI Sentiment Ahead of CPI Data 
Asian Markets Rebound as Tech Rally Lifts Wall Street, Investors Brace for BOJ Rate Hike 
This week is relatively less risk heavy, compared to the previous one. However, there are some key data such as the jobs report to watch out for.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central banks:
Federal Reserve will release minutes of meeting from the December meeting Wednesday. European Central Bank (ECB)will release its minutes on Thursday.
- PMI data:
PMI numbers from all around the globe will be published this week, including ones from China and these figures would say how the economy performed in the last month of 2016.
- NFP:
Non-farm payroll numbers are the most vital piece of economic data that will be released this week on Friday. It is one of the key data that would determine the number of hikes that the Fed would announce this year.
