ECB's Lagarde: Inflation goal is in sight

• Remarks by ECB president, Christine Lagarde, to Le Monde newspaper

Goldman Sachs forecasts Bank of England to hold rates at Dec meeting (vs. prior 25bp cut)

• Goldman Sachs changes its call on the Bank of England

European Central Bank speakers on Thursday include Escriva and Knot

• European Central Bank

USD/JPY losing more ground now after the Bank of Japan 'on hold' decision

• Bank of Japan left rates unchanged

USD/JPY is little changed after the Bank of Japan statement, around 153.35

• The BOJ made specific mention of FX, we are going to have to more careful when slamming yen ;-)

What is the purpose of a central bank?

Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden speaking in Hong Kong Thursday

• Not sure this will be a topic pertinent to traders

Coming up soon - Bank of Japan monetary policy statement

• The Bank is widely expected to leave rates unchanged

PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.1250 (vs. estimate at 7.1242)

• PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.

Risk asset rally keeping USDCAD pinned down

Australian September 2024 Private Sector Credit +0.5% m/m (expected +0.5%)

• Data from the Reserve Bank of Australia

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1242 – Reuters estimate

• PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.

USD/JPY continues to track more or less sideways ahead of the Bank of Japan statement

• BOJ decision due on Thursday, October 31, 2024 (Japan time)

Trading gold during the pandemic

RBNZ says home buyers remain cautious, market subdued

• Reserve Bank of New Zealand "Update on the housing market"

Fed to cut by 25bp next week - don't have have enough conviction to hold rates unchanged

• Bank of America on the upcoming jobs report and the Federal Reserve reaction function

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem sees pick up in business sentiment over next year

• Bank of Canada

Important times to remember in FX trading

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem statement to Senate committee same as one to Commons

• Macklem spoke with The Commons committee on Tuesday

Economic calendar in Asia Thursday, October 31, 2024 - China PMIs, Bank of Japan

• The Bank of Japan is expected to leave rates unchanged in its monetary policy decision today

ECBs Villeroy:ECB does not have to react to short-term deviations from inflation target

• ECB Villeroy

How to trade when sentiment is unclear

More from ECBs Schnabel: We expect wage growth remains high this year and rather bumpy

• Were from ECB Schnabel

ECB's Schnabel: Disinflation remains on track, but inflation fight is not yet won

• ECBs Schnabel is speaking

SNB chairman Schlegel: Ready to intervene in currency markets as necessary

• Remarks by SNB chairman, Martin Schlegel