Highlights
The Bank of England and European Central Bank are both expected to leave rates unchanged at their respective policy meetings on Thursday, and both are expected to remain vague in their guidance and data-dependent, rather like the Fed after its latest meeting. The BOE announcement is due at 7 am ET and the ECB at 8:15 am ET.
Separately, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has rescheduled its JOLTS job openings report for 10 am ET on Thursday, delayed from Tuesday due to the short-lived government shutdown. Expectations call for job openings at a 7.245 million rate in December, up from a low 7.150 million in November.
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Market Focus details key factors in the coming day that will impact the economic outlook and the financial markets. These include central bank events, economic indicators, policymaker speeches as well as expected political and corporate developments.
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Keeping up-to-date with event schedules and the economic calendar is key to understanding the global financial system. Econoday's Market Focus allows investors and policymakers to carefully track what will be making news and moving the financial markets in the coming day.