Economic Calendar: Top Things to Watch This Week

Investing.com - The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.375% on Wednesday.The ECB is expected to hold monetary policy steady on Thursday, with investors focusing instead on its new macro forecasts.Investors will also get an update from the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank following their meetings on Thursday.European leaders are to hold a summit meeting in Brussels on Friday to discuss progress on Brexit.U.S. data on inflation and retail sales, on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, will be closely watched.