Stephen Miran Resigns as White House Economic Adviser Amid Federal Reserve Tenure 
Bank of Japan Likely to Delay Rate Hike Until July as Economists Eye 1% by September 
Indian Rupee Strengthens Sharply After U.S.-India Trade Deal Announcement 
China Services PMI Hits Three-Month High as New Orders and Hiring Improve 
China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady in January as Market Expectations Align 
Asian Markets Wobble as AI Fears Rattle Stocks, Oil and Gold Rebound 
Australia’s Corporate Regulator Urges Pension Funds to Boost Technology Investment as Industry Grows 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: Caixin services PMI declines to 52.2 in March.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Consumer confidence report will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- Germany: Factory orders report will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Consumer price inflation for March will be reported at 7:15 GMT.
- Italy: Wage inflation report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Greece: January unemployment report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: Challenger jobs report is scheduled for release at 11:30 GMT, followed by weekly jobless claims at 12:30 GMT. EIA will release natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC member Williams will speak at 13:30 GMT. President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi today in the White House.
- Eurozone: ECB president Draghi is scheduled to speak at 20:00 GMT.
- Australia: AiG performance of construction report will be published at 23:30 GMT
