6 events traders are watching this week KOSPI Composite IndexKRX_EOD:KOSPIBlackBull_MarketsVolatility may increase across equities, indices, currencies, and bond markets with several major announcements concentrated across the week. The Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan are all due to announce policy decisions, with rates widely expected to remain unchanged. Traders will closely follow Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference for guidance on the outlook for interest rates. The decisions could affect the US dollar, British pound and Japanese yen, alongside gold, government bonds and indices including the US 500, UK 100 and Japan 225. Earnings season will also remain in focus. Microsoft and Meta report on Wednesday, followed by Amazon and Apple on Thursday. Major European companies including AstraZeneca, LVMH, Unilever, L’Oréal and Hermès are also scheduled to release results. In Asia, Samsung will report quarterly earnings. The results could influence individual shares as well as the NASDAQ 100, UK 100, France 40 and the KOSPI.