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Markets Face Rate Decisions from 5 Central Banks

Ahead of interest rate decisions from 5 central banks in global markets, the US 10-year Treasury yield held at the 5% threshold, increasing pressure across asset classes.
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With US 10-year Treasury yields holding at the 5% level, global markets have entered an intense week of repricing driven by interest rate decisions from 5 major central banks and giant tech earnings. The process, which will begin on Wednesday with decisions from the central banks of New Zealand, Canada, and the US, will continue on Thursday with the European Central Bank (ECB) and on Friday with the Bank of Japan. Simultaneously, pressure from Middle East tensions on energy prices and questions regarding the profitability of artificial intelligence spending are escalating volatility in asset pricing.

What is expected from central bank rate decisions?

On Wednesday, while the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is expected to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.00%, the market has almost fully priced in this step. At the Bank of Canada (BoC), the probability of raising the rate from 2.25% to 2.50% is projected at 80% in futures markets and 56% in economist surveys. Meanwhile, futures pricing assigns a 91% probability to the Federal Reserve (Fed) keeping its policy rate steady in the 3.75% to 4.00% range. Despite this, markets maintain a 75% probability of at least 1 rate hike by December; the policy statement and remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will clarify this path.

On Thursday, while the European Central Bank (ECB) is projected to keep its deposit rate steady at 2.50%, President Christine Lagarde's messages regarding tensions in the French bond market and consumer price inflation (CPI) will be decisive for euros. On Friday, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to leave its interest rate at 1.25%; the market's focus centers on Governor Kazuo Ueda's forward guidance for December. On the macroeconomic calendar, Australia's Q3 2026 consumer price inflation (CPI) data, scheduled to be released on Wednesday ahead of the RBNZ decision, stands out.

How will tech earnings affect markets?

On the equities side, Alphabet and Microsoft will report earnings on Wednesday after the US market close, while Amazon and Intel will report on Thursday. While South Korean chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung Electronics shed light on hardware demand, selling pressure on tech stocks is expected to deepen if rising capital expenditures cannot be backed by profitability. In the event of a potential risk-off wave, demand for defensive currencies such as the yen and Swiss franc is expected to rise, while risk-sensitive assets such as the Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar could remain under pressure.

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