According to TechFlow TechFlow, on February 7th, as reported by Jinshi Data, traders are preparing for a new week with retail sales data, the delayed January US non-farm payroll report, and CPI inflation data—all crucial information for the Federal Reserve's dual mandate of stabilizing inflation and expanding employment. The following are the key points the market will focus on in the new week (all times are Beijing time):
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At 2:30 AM on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Waller will speak on digital assets;
At 04:15 on Tuesday, Atlanta Fed President Bostic, a 2027 FOMC voting member, will speak on monetary policy and the economic outlook.
At 01:00 on Wednesday, Cleveland Fed President Hammark, a 2026 FOMC voting member, will speak on "Banking and Economic Outlook."
At 02:00 on Wednesday, Dallas Fed President Logan, a 2026 FOMC voting member, will deliver a speech;
At 08:00 on Friday, Dallas Fed President Logan, a 2026 FOMC voting member, delivered a welcome speech at an event, which was attended by Fed Governor Milan.
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At 00:00 on Tuesday, the US New York Fed's 1-year inflation forecast for January will be released.
At 21:30 on Tuesday, the US December retail sales month-on-month rate, the US fourth quarter labor cost index quarter-on-quarter rate, and the US December import price index month-on-month rate will be released.
Wednesday 09:30, China's January CPI year-on-year rate;
At 21:30 on Wednesday, the US January unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls, average hourly earnings year-on-year/month-on-month growth, and the final reading of the US 2025 non-farm payrolls baseline change (unadjusted) will be released.
At 15:00 on Thursday, the following data will be released: UK Q4 GDP annual rate (preliminary), UK December three-month GDP monthly rate, UK December manufacturing/industrial production monthly rate, and UK December seasonally adjusted goods trade balance.
At 18:00 on Friday, the revised annual GDP growth rate for the fourth quarter of the Eurozone, the final seasonally adjusted quarterly employment growth rate for the fourth quarter of the Eurozone, and the seasonally adjusted trade balance for December of the Eurozone will be released.
At 21:30 on Friday, the following data will be released: US January Unadjusted CPI Year-on-Year Rate, US January Seasonally Adjusted CPI Month-on-Month Rate, US January Seasonally Adjusted Core CPI Month-on-Month Rate, and US January Unadjusted Core CPI Year-on-Year Rate.
