In this episode of our Week Ahead podcast series, we look at the main themes driving global markets over the coming week. In the US (02:55), we have the Federal Reserve meeting and press conference with Fed Chair Powell. In the UK (11:36), we have the Bank of England meeting and CPI data, and in Europe, the latest ZEW surveys and several ECB speakers. Then it’s the latest from Asia (14:57), with a key policy meeting at the Bank of Japan (08:08), more central bank meetings in Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia, and monthly activity data for China.