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Investors are watching closely the coming week’s U.S. official jobs report, checking if the labor market remains resilient, in which case expectations of the Fed cutting rates soon could cool further. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", addition of Non-Farm Payrolls may slow to 175,000 in January with the Unemployment Rate staying at 3.7%. And the Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 5.50% on Wednesday (January 31).

Major U.S. stock indexes have just marked all-time highs. In case U.S. data show that inflation keeps slowing down, investor sentiment, and in turn the stock market, could be boosted further. U.S. Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index (due Friday, January 26) is expected to ease further to 3.1% on year in December.

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Inflation in Japan has shown signs of easing, and traders are now watching closely if this could help take some pressure off the Bank of Japan to exit years of ultra-loose monetary policy. Japan’s Core Inflation Rate (due Friday, January 19) is expected to slow further to 2.3% on year in December.

Traders are now focusing on how soon the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in 2024, and they should watch closely if inflation keeps decelerating. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", the U.S. Inflation Rate for December (due Thursday, January 11) is expected to tick down to 3.0% on year from 3.1% in November.

The U.S. Federal Reserve should start cutting rates earlier in case the labor market, which has been resilient, shows signs of softening. The U.S. Official Jobs Report for December (due Friday, January 5) is expected to show that addition of Non-farm Payrolls may slow to 150,000 with the Jobless Rate rising to 3.9%.

Most major markets will be closed on Christmas holidays (Monday & Tuesday) next week. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", Japan’s Retail Sales (due Thursday, December 28) are expected to grow 0.3% on month and 3.9% on year in November.

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The S&P 500 surpassed a key resistance level on July 27 and is now within 2 per cent of its record high set on Jan. 4. Our interest now lies in identifying stocks that are maintaining positions close to their 52-week highs, driven by robust price momentum and technical strength. These metrics hold particular significance for traders who closely align with a trend-following strategy – a focus area of our analyst team.

The Bank of Japan will express how it views the current economic growth, inflation and interest rate environment when announcing its interest-rate decision on Tuesday (December 19), which could send shock waves across global stock and forex markets. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", the BOJ is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at a negative level of -0.100%.

The Japanese yen is currently boosted by market expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will soon end its long-running ultra-easy monetary policy. Investors are therefore watching closely the Bank of Japan Tankan Report (due Wednesday, December 13) in which sentiment of large Japanese enterprises is gauged. Meanwhile, central banks of the U.S., the U.K. and the E.U. are expected to hold interest rates unchanged next week.

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Some investors are betting the Fed will even cut interest rates in the first quarter of 2024 the earliest. They would therefore like to see continuously softening labor data, which could lead the central bank to shift gear. The U.S. Official Jobs Report (due Friday, December 8) is expected to show that the growth of non-farm payrolls will slow to 100,000 in November.

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While the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to pause rate-hike again in December, expectations are growing that the central bank will start cutting interest rates next year. Investors are therefore closely watching another round of U.S. inflation data due next week.

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Investors are closely following Japan’s inflation data for clues on when the BOJ will change its course on monetary policy. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", Japan’s Core Inflation Rate (due Friday, November 24) will pick up to 2.9% on year in October.

While market expectations are that the U.S. Federal Reserve is already done with its rate-hike cycle (the most rapid one in decades), investors are looking into inflation data for clues on how long the Fed will keep its rates at current levels. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", the U.S. Core Inflation Rate (due Tuesday, November 14) will slow down to 3.8% on year in October.

Investors are turning their focus onto whether major central banks in the world will follow their counterparts in the U.S., the U.K., and Japan to pause interest-rate hikes. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.35% on Tuesday (November 7).