Macroeconomic Outlook for Next Week: Non-farm payroll and unemployment data will be released on Friday, and several Federal Reserve officials will speak.

[Macroeconomic Outlook for Next Week: Non-Farm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate Data to be Released on Friday, Several Fed Officials to Speak] Mars Finance reports that the following are the important macroeconomic data and events to be released next week (all times are Beijing time): Monday 01:30: 2026 FOMC voting member and Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari speaks at the American Economic Association; Tuesday 21:00: 2027 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President Barkin speaks; Wednesday 21:15: US December ADP Employment Change (thousands), previous value -32,000, forecast 45,000; Thursday 21:30: US Initial Jobless Claims for the Week Ending January 3 (thousands), previous value 199,000, forecast 216,000; Friday 21:30: US December Unemployment Rate, previous value 4.60%, forecast 4.50%; US December Seasonally Adjusted Non-Farm Payrolls (thousands), previous value -105,000, forecast 55,000; Friday 23:00: 2026 FOMC voting member and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari delivers a welcome address and participates in informal talks at an online conference hosted by the bank; Saturday 02:35: 2027 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President Barkin speaks on the economic outlook.