US-China Trade Talks Begin in South Korea Ahead of Trump-Xi Beijing Summit 
Dollar Gains as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit 
Eurozone Recession Risks Rise as Middle East Conflict Threatens Growth, ECB Official Warns 
Wall Street Futures Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit as Tech Stocks Lead Market Rally 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Paraguay Holds Interest Rate at 5.5% as Inflation Remains Stable Amid Global Uncertainty 
New Zealand Budget 2026 Focuses on Fiscal Discipline and Infrastructure Investment 
Japan Inflation Expectations Rise as BOJ Rate Hike Timing Faces Uncertainty 
Asian Stocks Steady as Iran War Concerns Persist Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit 
Kevin Warsh Advances Toward Fed Chair Role Amid Political Tensions 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: National banks’ business conditions index improves sharply to 14 in March from 9 in February but business confidence declines from 7 to 6.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Flash Machine tools orders report will be released at 6:00 GMT. Domestic corporate goods price index will be updated at 23:50 GMT. At the same time, Machinery orders report will be released.
- United Kingdom: Inflation report containing CPI, PPI, RPI and HPI will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Germany: Zew survey report for April will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Zew survey report and industrial production report will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: NFIB business optimism index will be released at 10:00 GMT, followed by JOLTS jobs report at 14:00 GMT. Fed’s Kashkari’s speech is at 17:45 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 1-months bills at 15:30 GMT and 10-year note at 17:00 GMT.
