Investors should watch out there are stormy times ahead

The summer lull ended with a bang this year. Volatility is increasing due to uncertainty surrounding central bank policy as well as weaker US and Eurozone data.

It doesn’t look as if there’s going to be any respite for traders for the rest of the year. Over the next four weeks, the fiscal calendar is packed with market moving events, which could spook already shaken investors.

Next week, the Bank of Japan will review policy after standing pat for two consecutive meetings. Speculation that the bank may decide to scale back its asset purchase programme has already helped push Japanese government bond yields higher across the board sending jitters through fixed-income markets around the world. Elsewhere in Asia, central banks in Korea,...