Stocks Slide, Currencies Drop Ahead of Key Central Bank Meetings
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Global stocks fell last week, led by declines in US equities on mixed earnings and interest rate outlook. Risk-sensitive currencies also mostly lower.
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Focus this week on central bank meetings - Bank of Japan on Tuesday and US Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Speculation BOJ may tweak yield curve control policy.
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Upcoming economic data releases include Germany GDP and inflation, China manufacturing PMI, US jobs report.
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Gold prices cooled but remain supported by geopolitical tensions and upside potential.
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Euro remains vulnerable against USD and JPY following last week's ECB meeting; upcoming eurozone inflation and GDP data in focus.