BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Rise as Weak Yen and Strong U.S. Jobs Data Increase Pressure 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Indonesia Central Bank to Draft New Regulations After Expanded Economic Growth Mandate 
China Keeps Loan Prime Rates Unchanged for 13th Straight Month as Policymakers Prioritize Credit Demand Recovery 
BOJ Signals More Rate Hikes as Inflation Risks Rise Amid Energy Price Pressures 
BoE Policymaker Alan Taylor Signals No Need for Interest Rate Hike Amid Iran War Inflation Risks 
This week is extremely risk-heavy not just in terms of data but events as well.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce interest rate decision on Wednesday. It is widely speculated that BoC will hike interest rates at that meeting. Several Fed speakers are scheduled this week; Brainard and Kashkari on Tuesday on Tuesday, Evans on Thursday, and Kaplan on Friday. Fed Chair Janet Yellen will testify before Congress on Wednesday and Thursday. Bank of England (BoE) MPC members Broadbent and Haldane are scheduled to speak on Tuesday.
- Economic data:
UK unemployment report on Wednesday. U.S. PPI inflation report on Thursday and CPI inflation report on Friday along with retail sales. Trade balance report from China on Thursday.
- Trump-Macon meeting:
President Trump will be visiting France to join Emmanuel Macron on Bastille Day celebrations. The two remain divided over issues like Climate change.
- US Earnings:
Second quarter earnings week to begin this week with reports from big names like JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Delta, and PepsiCo.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in Middle East and Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
