It has certainly been a busy week for global financial markets thanks key economic data and earnings from some of the largest companies in the world.

Watch this space because the USDJPY could end April with a bang! Later this week, investors will be served a super combo of top-tier economic data combined with the Bank of Japan rate decision.

After touching the year-to-date bottom from early February at 100.82 last week, the DXY has rebounded this week. If it holds onto its gains and prints a positive, green candle, that will at least stop a run of five consecutive weeks of losses.

The countdown begins for the heavily anticipated U.S inflation that data that may impact the Fed's monetary policy path. Most Asian stocks struggled for direction on Wednesday, while European and US equity futures are both pointing to a mixed open in what feels like the calm before a potential storm!