DOJ Ends Probe Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Boosting Kevin Warsh Confirmation Prospects 
South Korea Central Bank Signals Cautious Policy Amid Inflation and Middle East Tensions 
Japan Inflation Expectations Rise as BOJ Rate Hike Timing Faces Uncertainty 
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda Hints at Rate Hike as Inflation Pressures Build 
ECB Rate Outlook: Ceasefire Eases Pressure but Hikes Still Expected in 2026 
BOJ Holds Interest Rates at 0.75% as Policymakers Signal Growing Inflation Concerns 
Eurozone Recession Risks Rise as Middle East Conflict Threatens Growth, ECB Official Warns 
South Korea Central Bank Signals Inflation Concerns as Oil Prices Surge 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
ECB Signals Possible Interest Rate Move if Inflation Outlook Fails to Improve 
This week is relatively less risk-heavy, both in terms of data and events.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Central Banks:
European Central Bank (ECB) will announce interest rate decision on Thursday. Bank of Japan (BoJ) will also announce the rate decision on Thursday.
- Economic data:
Second quarter inflation report from New Zealand on Monday and inflation report from the UK on Tuesday, along with key Chinese data throughout the week.
- Brexit:
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, meets his UK counterpart David Davis in Brussels on Monday for their second round of divorce talks.
- US Earnings:
Second quarter earnings season continue this week with reports from nearly 70 companies including big names like Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, CSX, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Honeywell.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in the Middle East and Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market.
