Today had potential for volatility with a heavy news schedule and fireworks were certainly present in the afternoon.
US COVID cases are jumping higher, with Texas hospitalisations hitting a new record and Arizona new cases up 6.5% v's 2.8% expected and Beijing is raising its alert status amid a new outbreak.
In his testimony, Powell indicated that corporate bond buying is more of a contingency rather than something the Fed will carry out aggressively.
Though there was a major drop in risk, with SP500 at one point dropping around 3% from the highs, most of the move has been recovered, helped by more rumours of a new $1trn+ stimulus planned from the US government.
The Vix is still drifting through the 11th June spike, though overall price ranges are higher than the rest of the risk rally so far - an ominous sign.
Consumer Price Index DAY
0700 : GBP UK CPI
1000 : EUR European CPI
1000 : EUR ECB's Mersch speech
1200 : EUR ECB's De Guindos speech
1330 : CAD Canadian CPI
1330 : USD US Building Permits
1700 : USD Fed's Powell testifies
2345 : NZD New Zealand GDP
OIL SHOWS WEAKNESS
All risk assets took a hit today at a key moment, particularly oil which was breaking out of consolidation and past the last failed reversal in the March drop.
Follow through in oil tomorrow will add to the bearish tint in the market that has been holding heavy since the Fed last week.
USDCAD is unchanged on the day and if the oil is heavy tomorrow, this could give CAD another bout of weakness.