Jerome Powell Attends Supreme Court Hearing on Trump Effort to Fire Fed Governor, Calling It Historic 
RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist 
BOJ Policymakers Warn Weak Yen Could Fuel Inflation Risks and Delay Rate Action 
U.S. Stock Futures Edge Lower as Tech and AI Stocks Drag Wall Street Ahead of Key Earnings 
China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady in January as Market Expectations Align 
Gold, Silver, and Platinum Rally as Precious Metals Recover from Sharp Selloff 
U.S. Urges Japan on Monetary Policy as Yen Volatility Raises Market Concerns 
India Services Sector Rebounds in January as New Business Gains Momentum: HSBC PMI Shows Growth 
U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Investors Eye Big Tech Earnings and AI Momentum 
Why Trump’s new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons 
Oil Prices Steady as Markets Weigh U.S.-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength Caps Gains 
Australia’s Corporate Regulator Urges Pension Funds to Boost Technology Investment as Industry Grows 
This week is relatively less risk-heavy in terms of scheduled data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
Not many central bank activities this week. A few Federal Reserve policymakers are scheduled to speak this week; Bullard and Mester on Thursday.
- Key economic data:
Not many economic dockets scheduled for release this week except for US housing report and Industrial production report on Wednesday, UK inflation numbers on Wednesday and UK unemployment report on Thursday.
- US earnings:
After last week’s disappointing numbers from some retailers, the focus will be on Amazon, which is scheduled to report earnings this week.
- Trump:
President Trump is scheduled to meet Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan this week on Tuesday just before President Trump embarks upon his first foreign trip in Middle East.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech is scheduled this week on Monday.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
