Fed Confirms Rate Meeting Schedule Despite Severe Winter Storm in Washington D.C. 
Bank of Japan Signals Readiness for Near-Term Rate Hike as Inflation Nears Target 
U.S. Stock Futures Slide as Tech Rout Deepens on Amazon Capex Shock 
Trump Lifts 25% Tariff on Indian Goods in Strategic U.S.–India Trade and Energy Deal 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
South Africa Eyes ECB Repo Lines as Inflation Eases and Rate Cuts Loom 
Global Markets Slide as AI, Crypto, and Precious Metals Face Heightened Volatility 
Dollar Near Two-Week High as Stock Rout, AI Concerns and Global Events Drive Market Volatility 
Lots of data and events today and some with high risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rate on hold at 1.5 percent.
- Japan: Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept interest rate on hold at -0.1 percent. Nikkei manufacturing PMI came at 51.4 in October.
- China: Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.2 in October and non-manufacturing PMI rose to 54.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Vehicle sales data for October will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Real Retail sales for October will be released at 8:15 GMT, followed by SVME PMI at 8:30 GMT.
- Greece: Markit manufacturing PMI for October is scheduled for release at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit manufacturing PMI for October will be released at 9:30 GMT.
- Canada: GDP data for August will be reported at 12:30 GMT.
- United States: Redbook index will be published at 12:55 GMT, followed by TIPP economic optimism at 14:00 GMT and ISM manufacturing PMI at 15:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Global dairy auction is scheduled today. Employment rate for third quarter will be released at 21:45 GMT.
