Five major central banks announce their latest monetary policy decisions next week and post-announcement commentary will be key. And the Nasdaq might need some help.

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and policy outlook this week could be a source of market volatility and help guide gold prices in the near term.

Sterling remains one of the better performers against the dollar this year with the BoE less dovish than the Fed – something that could improve its interest rate differential

The US central bank was expected to cut rates this month at the start of the year. Now the markets are sure it won’t.

Tuesday’s Bank of Japan policy decision may see the central bank lift interest rates out of negative territory for the first time since January 2016