Next Week Macro Outlook: The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision on Thursday next week, followed by a press conference by Powell

BlockBeats News, January 24: This week, the market once again saw the Trump "TACO" trade, with the "Greenland" situation escalating, leading to a 1% to 3% global stock market decline. However, after Trump's "backpedaling," the U.S. stock market rebounded to near historic highs. Precious metals were pushed to the next milestone: Silver surpassed $100, and gold approached $5000. Looking ahead to next week, market volatility is unlikely to diminish. Weekend anxiety over Iran and a general atmosphere of tension are heating up the market, especially as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting approaches, and Trump prepares to announce the next Federal Reserve Chair nominee. Here are the key points the market will focus on in the new week (all times are Beijing time):

Thursday 03:00, FOMC announces interest rate decision, prior value 3.75%, forecast value 3.75%;

Thursday 03:30, Powell holds a monetary policy press conference;

Thursday 21:30, U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending January 24 (in thousands);

Friday 21:30, U.S. December PPI YoY;

Saturday 02:30, 2028 FOMC voter and St. Louis Fed President Musalem speak on the U.S. economy and monetary policy.