Wall Street Futures Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit as Tech Stocks Lead Market Rally 
Fed’s Goolsbee Warns Inflation Remains Elevated, Signals Caution on Rate Cuts 
Asian Currencies Steady as Trump-Xi Summit, Inflation Concerns Boost Dollar 
Trump Faces Uphill Battle Seeking China’s Help on Iran Conflict 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Bank of Korea Signals Potential Interest Rate Hikes as Inflation Remains Elevated 
Trump, Xi Begin High-Stakes China Summit Focused on Trade, Taiwan and Global Tensions 
RBA Rate Hike Outlook: Impact on AUD/USD and ASX 200 
Gold Prices Steady Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting as Inflation and Oil Concerns Persist 
Paraguay Holds Interest Rate at 5.5% as Inflation Remains Stable Amid Global Uncertainty 
U.S. Urges China to Help Curb Iran’s Actions in Gulf, Rubio Says 
BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Grow as Board Member Signals Hawkish Stance 
This week is pretty risk heavy in terms of data and events, some of them can even trigger very high volatility.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central banks:
European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi will give a speech on Monday. US Federal Reserve will announce interest rate decision on Wednesday. Bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday. Swiss national Bank (SNB) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday. Bank of England (BoE) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday.
- US data:
Several key economic dockets scheduled for this week; Producer price inflation report on Tuesday, Consumer price inflation and retail sales report on Wednesday and Industrial production numbers on Friday.
- Dutch election:
The first major election in Europe this year will be held on 15th March and in Netherlands. Netherland’s far right; Party for Freedom (PVV) is set to gain most of the seats. PVV supports an exit from EU.
- Trump:
US President Donald Trump will release the draft of his budget proposals on 16th March and is likely to be a major market mover. President Trump is also scheduled to greet the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on 14th March.
