Things To Look Out For Today - Events & Data (Ldn Times)..

Asia:
00:50am  - Japan Monetary Base YoY (7.0%)
02:30am  - Aussie Trade Balance (A$1.87bln)
02:30am  - BoJ Amamiya Speaks
Europe:
08:00am  - Spanish Unemployment MoM
08:30am  - Swiss PMI Manufacturing
09:30am  - UK Markit Construction PMI
10:00am  - Eurozone PPI
12:00pm  - UK BoE Rate Decision
12:00pm  - UK BoE Inflation Report
12:30pm  - BoE's Carney Speaks
US:
13:30pm  - US Initial Jobless Claims
15:00pm  - US Factory Orders
15:00pm  - US Durable Goods
19:00pm  - Mexican Rate Decision
Market Focus this Morning...
- Fed leaves rate unchanged with economy growing at `strong rate', an upgrade from prior wordings of 'solid rate', with further gradual increases expected as the policy path.
- The Fed’s meeting statement suggested it remained on course for a September rate rise, which could be the third of the four rate rises it has pencilled in for 2018, and again highlighted the strength of the US economy.
- China's PBoC will look to step up efforts to boost lending and improve felxibility and effectiveness of policy.
- EU's Brexit Minister Barnier said he is optimistic Brexit talks will reach a satisfying result.
- US said to prepare a list of Turkey economic sanction targets.
- India central bank raises key rate 25 bps to 6.50 percent & keeps 'neutral' stance
- Brazil's Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at 6.50%, as expected.
- US Senate has approved a catch-all spending bill that funds a wide swath of
government programs, the $154.2 billion measure combines four spending bills into one and brings the Senate more than halfway to completing its 12 mandatory spending bills for the budget year that begins Oct. 1.
- Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $2.09 billion penalty over loan quality
- U.S. crude inventories rose unexpectedly as imports jumped, according to EIA