Key Economic Data Releases Scheduled For Next Week

According to BlockBeats, several significant macroeconomic data releases are scheduled for the upcoming week. On January 30 at 3:00 (UTC+8), the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision, with the upper limit expected to remain at 4.50%, consistent with the previous rate. Following this, at 3:30 (UTC+8), U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference on monetary policy. Later that day, at 21:15 (UTC+8), the European Central Bank (ECB) will release its deposit facility rate, anticipated to be 2.75%, down from the previous 3.00%. ECB President Christine Lagarde is scheduled to conduct a monetary policy press conference at 21:45 (UTC+8). Additionally, the U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending January 25 are expected to be 220,000, slightly lower than the previous figure of 223,000. On January 31 at 21:30 (UTC+8), the U.S. core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index for December is projected to show an annual rate of 2.80%, unchanged from the prior rate.