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With the Bank of Japan being the last major central bank decision left for this year and the last important macro releases of the year to come this week, the USD/JPY is the featured currency pair of the week.

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global market macros in the coming year, foreseeing another positive period. This optimism is grounded in expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and a resilient performance from the US economy, avoiding a hard landing.

BOJ) kicked off its two-day monetary policy meeting, with traders nervously awaiting a decision on whether the dovish central bank could finally unwind its ultra-loose monetary settings. In the broader market, currencies started the week on a cautious note after large swings last week mainly driven by a slew of central bank meetings, which included rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE). The yen fell 0.2% to 142.41 per dollar in early Asian trade, reversing some of the nearly 2% gain it made last week on the back of the dollar's decline. The Japanese currency has had a volatile few weeks as markets struggle to get a grip on how soon the BOJ could phase out its negative interest rate policy, with comments from Governor Kazuo Ueda earlier this month initially sparking a huge rally in the yen. That was later reversed on news that a policy shift was unlikely to come as early as December, and investors now await Tuesday's BOJ decision for further clarity on the bank's rate outlook. «The meeting will be relevant and important in terms of what the BOJ does, and there are some in the market that still expect that maybe there's a surprise,» said Rodrigo Catril, senior FX strategist at National Australia Bank. «We tend to lean to the idea that they're still on wait-and-see mode… for more evidence, in particular the labour market and wages growth are rising towards the 2% level, at the minimum. »The best case scenario would be for the bank to set the stage for things to come in 2024, conditional on these economic outcomes being delivered." Against the euro, the yen edged 0.1% lower to 155.11.

Investing.com — Markets are entering the closing weeks of 2023 after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the historic tightening of monetary policy is likely over and discussion of rate cuts is coming «into view». Investors will get a final update on U.S. inflation for this year, while the Bank of Japan may be inching toward a long-awaited policy pivot. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.

The shocks continued to roll through the markets on Thursday as the ECB and the BOE pushed back on the market expectations for rate cuts. This creates more questions than answers as to why the Fed decided to show its hand now.

By William Schomberg

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar edged higher in early European trade Friday, but remained on course for its steepest weekly decline since July after the Federal Reserve signaled rate cuts next year while central banks in Europe stuck to their hawkish paths.

Investing.com — European stock markets edged higher Friday, continuing the post-Fed rally even after the more cautious stances from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. 

US Federal Reserve. Among other major currencies, the euro and pound rose on Friday as the central banks in Europe stuck to their hawkish paths. The US dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, eased by 0.02% to 101.94, not far from the four-month low of 101.76 it touched on Thursday.

By Mike Dolan

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland

After clashing in recent years, Wall Street traders and the Federal Reserve are – for once – broadly in sync: The great monetary pivot is near as central bankers engineer a once-unthinkable soft landing in the world’s largest economy.

LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5.25% and said monetary policy is «likely to need to be restrictive for an extended period of time.»

LONDON — The Bank of England is all but certain to keep its main interest rate unchanged at 5.25% for a third consecutive meeting on Thursday, but economists are split over when to expect the first cut next year.

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Should airplane mechanics be responsible for checking their own work? The question is the subject of a long-simmering feud between workers and executives at major aircraft manufacturers. The debate has intensified as the aerospace industry deals with a series of costly manufacturing defects. Workers say having a separate inspector sign off is critical for quality control in an industry with no margin for error.

Boeing is promoting a woman to one of its top jobs, putting her in the discussion about possible successors to current CEO David Calhoun

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(Reuters) -Boeing named 30-year company veteran Stephanie Pope as chief operating officer on Monday, likely making her one of the top contenders to take over from CEO David Calhoun when he decides to step down from the top job.

By Wayne Cole and Lawrence White