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Key events:       Australia – Retail Sales (MoM) (Dec)    Canada – GDP (MoM) (Nov) USA – CB Consumer Confidence (Jan)   New Zealand – Employment Change (QoQ) (Q4)   Central banks will be in focus this week with meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), European Central Bank (ECB), and Bank of England (BoE), each expected to keep raising rates.

Key events:       USA – Fed Chair Powell Speaks      USA – EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook