Japan PM Sanae Takaichi Unveils Growth Plan as BOJ Independence Concerns Lift Bond Yields 
England Drought Expands to 71% as Heatwave Deepens Water Crisis 
Yen Stabilizes After Intervention Slide as Australian Dollar Hits Eight-Week High 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as Inflation Risks and Global Uncertainty Persist 
ECB Expected to Hold Rates as Middle East Tensions Keep September Hike in Focus 
Australian Shares Fall as Westpac Slides, Miners Gain Ahead of RBA Decision 
Goldman Sachs Sees US Stock Buybacks Outpacing Equity Issuance as AI Funding Rises 
Asian Currencies Steady as Markets Await U.S. Inflation Data 
Gold Price Hits Two-Month High as Investors Await US Inflation Data 
US Yen Intervention Unlikely to Deliver Lasting Recovery, Yardeni Says 
Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now: AABB, GOLD, GDX 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Labor cash earnings rose by 0.1 percent y/y in October.
- United Kingdom: BRC retail sales figure for October rose by 0.6 percent y/y.
- Australia: Third quarter current account deficit came at 11.4 billion. RBA kept interest rate steady at 1.5 percent.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Factory orders for October will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Consumer price inflation report will be published at 8:15 GMT.
- Eurozone: Third quarter GDP number will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: October trade balance will be published at 13:30 GMT, along with unit labor cost for third quarter and non-farm productivity, followed by factory orders report at 15:00 GMT. TIPP economic optimism report will be published at 15:00 GMT.
- Canada: October trade balance report will be published at 13:30 GMT, followed by IVEY PMI at 15:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: manufacturing sales report for third quarter will be published at 21:45 GMT. Global dairy auction is scheduled today. RBNZ governor Wheeler is scheduled to speak at 22:00 GMT.
- Australia: AiG performance of construction index will be published at 22:30 GMT.
