Gold Prices Stabilize in Asian Trade After Sharp Weekly Losses Amid Fed Uncertainty 
Fed Confirms Rate Meeting Schedule Despite Severe Winter Storm in Washington D.C. 
ECB Signals Steady Interest Rates as Fed Risks Loom Over Outlook 
EU Recovery Fund Faces Bottlenecks Despite Driving Digital and Green Projects 
U.S. Stock Futures Slip as Markets Brace for Big Tech Earnings and Key Data 
U.S. Urges Japan on Monetary Policy as Yen Volatility Raises Market Concerns 
South Korea Factory Activity Hits 18-Month High as Export Demand Surges 
BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Yen Weakness and Inflation Shape Market Outlook 
Oil Prices Steady as Markets Weigh U.S.-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength Caps Gains 
RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist 
Not many economic data and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Unemployment rate declined to 5.5 percent in September as employment rose by 19,800.
- China: Retail sales grew 10.3 percent y/y in September. Industrial production is up 6.6 percent y/y. GDP grew by 1.7 percent in the third quarter, up 6.8 percent from a year ago.
- Japan: All industry activity index grew 0.1 percent in August.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: September trade balance report will be published at 6:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: September retail sales report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: European Council meeting today.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be published at 12:30 GMT, along with Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey report. Fed’s Esther George is scheduled to speak at 13:30 GMT. EIA will release natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT.
- Auction: Spain will auction 3-year, 10-year, and 30-year bonds today. The UK will auction 10-year bond today.
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