Market overview

Week’s main events (March 24 – March 28) On the economic calendar, this week will be much calmer than the previous one, with Friday’s main event being the PCE core price index, the Fed’s favorite measure of inflation. Also, this week, inflation data from the UK, Australia, Mexico, Singapore, and ...

Week’s main events (March 17 – March 21) This week promises to be a busy one. Investors’ attention will primarily focus on the interest rate decisions of the central banks of the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan, China, and Sweden. For the most part, only the Switzerland SNB is ...

Week’s main events (March 10 – March 14) This week is packed with key inflation data, central bank decisions, GDP data, and corporate earnings that could impact markets and currencies. The most significant events include the US CPI and PPI reports, the US JOLTS Job Openings, UK and Japan GDP ...

Week’s main events (March 03 – March 07) It will be a volatile week. In the week in the US, investors will be keeping a close eye on the January Nonfarm Payrolls report and developments around trade tariffs, along with the ISM manufacturing and services PMIs. In the Eurozone, key ...

Week’s main events (February 24 – February 28) This week is expected to be quieter than the previous week. Geopolitics remains in the foreground: the situation with the Ukraine peace deal on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, the election of a new German Chancellor, and Trump’s tariff policy. ...

Week’s main events (February 17 – February 21) This week, traders’ main focus will be on the RBA and RBNZ monetary policy decisions. The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to kick off the easing cycle with a quarter-point rate hike, while the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is likely ...

Week’s main events (February 10 – February 14) Investors and traders will watch closely this week for new inflation data in the United States and Switzerland. Inflationary pressures are expected to decline further in the United States, which may increase the likelihood that the FOMC will continue to cut rates. ...

Week’s main events (February 03 – February 07) The week’s main events will be the Bank of England meeting and the US Non-Farm Payrolls report. New US employment data could provide new insights into the state of labor demand in the world’s largest economy — and possibly influence the Federal ...

Week’s main events (January 27 – January 31) Economists predict that the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of Canada (BoC), and probably the Swedish Riksbank will cut interest rates by 25 bps. The Federal Reserve, on the other hand, will keep rates unchanged. Meanwhile, the US PCE deflator may ...

Week’s main events (January 20 – January 24) The main event this week is Trump’s ushering into the White House. Although it is not an economic event, it could strongly impact financial markets. In the run-up to the inauguration, yields on US long-dated bonds rose amid expectations that Trump’s proposed ...