Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
U.S. Stock Futures Slide as Tech Rout Deepens on Amazon Capex Shock 
Australia’s December Trade Surplus Expands but Falls Short of Expectations 
Vietnam’s Trade Surplus With US Jumps as Exports Surge and China Imports Hit Record 
Japanese Pharmaceutical Stocks Slide as TrumpRx.gov Launch Sparks Market Concerns 
Trump Lifts 25% Tariff on Indian Goods in Strategic U.S.–India Trade and Energy Deal 
China Extends Gold Buying Streak as Reserves Surge Despite Volatile Prices 
Dollar Steadies Ahead of ECB and BoE Decisions as Markets Turn Risk-Off 
Lots of economic dockets and events are scheduled for today but all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Upcoming:
- France: Investment report for third quarter released at 6:45 GMT along with business climate report.
- Spain: Second quarter GDP will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Industrial production report for the second quarter will be released at 7:15 GMT.
- Germany: IFO business climate, current assessment, and expectations report will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI trades survey report will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be released at 12:30 GMT, along with durable goods orders and followed by Markit services PMI at 13:45 GMT. EIA weekly natural gas inventory report will be released at 14:30 GMT. Kansas City Fed manufacturing activity will be released at 15:00 GMT.
- Japan: Tokyo and National CPI for July and August will be released at 23:30 GMT.
- Auctions: United States will auction 7-year note at 17:00 GMT.
