BlockBeats news: On May 25, limited progress was made on the U.S.-Iran agreement over the weekend, but significant differences remain on the core issue of Iran’s nuclear program. The developments this week will continue to be a key focus for traders. On the macro front, policymakers from the U.S. and Japanese central banks will deliver a series of speeches next week, potentially further clarifying interest rate expectations for the next phase:
Tuesday, 22:00, U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for May;
Wednesday, 08:00, Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, will speak at a monetary policy meeting hosted by the Bank of Japan;
Wednesday, 20:15, ADP Employment Change for the week ending May 9 in the United States;
Thursday, 20:30: Canada's Q1 current account, U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending May 23, U.S. annual core PCE price index for April, U.S. monthly personal spending for April, U.S. revised annualized Q1 real GDP, U.S. monthly core PCE price index for April, U.S. monthly durable goods orders for April;
At 20:55 on Thursday, William, a permanent FOMC voter and President of the New York Fed, delivered a keynote speech at a conference organized by the Central Bank of Iceland.
Thursday, 22:15, 2028 FOMC voter and St. Louis Fed President穆萨莱姆 delivers remarks;
Friday, 07:30, Japan April unemployment rate;
At 18:50 on Friday, Schmid, a 2028 FOMC voter and President of the Kansas City Fed, will speak;
On Friday at 21:10, Fed Governor Bowman delivered a speech.
In addition, on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day, U.S. stock markets were closed. Trading for CME Group’s precious metals and U.S. crude oil futures contracts was suspended at 02:30 Beijing time on May 26; trading for U.S. stock and Treasury futures contracts was suspended at 01:00 Beijing time on May 26. Trading for ICE’s Brent crude oil futures contracts ended early at 01:30 Beijing time on May 26.