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Weekly Economic Calendar: Week of September 15 – 19, 2025 (GMT+8) This week’s macro calendar is packed with several high-impact events that could bring volatility to the markets. Key highlights include central bank decisions from the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Japan, as well as crucial infl

Wholesale prices surprisingly fell slightly in August, providing breathing room for the Federal Reserve to approve an interest rate cut at its meeting this month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Wednesday. The producer price index, which measures input costs across a broad array of

Oil prices rallied after the German Chancellor Merz said it’s unlikely that Presidents Zelensky and Putin will meet, providing a blow to hopes for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Given the lack of progress since Putin’s summit with President Trump, this isn’t a big surprise. Meanwhile, Russ

USD/JPY recovers from session lows and trades above 147.50.Escalating Trump-Fed feud limits the US Dollar's gains.The US economic calendar will feature CB Consumer Confidence data for August. USD/JPY lost its traction and declined below 147.00 after posting strong gains on Monday. Although the pair

New Zealand Dollar extends losses to 0.5800 on track to a 2% weekly depreciation.The risk-averse sentiment ahead of Powell’s speech is underpinning the US Dollar.USD/JPY remains on the back foot since the RBNZ’s “dovish cut” earlier in the week. The New Zealand Dollar extends losses for the fifth co

Pound Sterling (GBP) could continue to weaken; any decline is likely part of a lower range of 1.3395/1.3460. In the longer run, the outlook for GBP will turn negative if it breaks and closes below 1.3395, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note. Outlook for GBP can turn negative b

Markets An interview with US Treasury Secretary Bessent got full coverage thanks to an otherwise empty economic agenda. He suggested that the Fed should cut rates by 50 bps in September given lack of evidence of significant tariff-related inflation and following significant downward revisions to Jun