Macroeconomic Outlook for Next Week: US and European PMI data will be released; energy trends will remain a focus in the short term.

According to Mars Finance, on March 21st, as the Iran-Iraq war entered its fourth week, the situation still showed no clear signs of easing. The Iran-Iraq war, which has caused market volatility, and its impact on energy prices remain a focus of Wall Street's attention in the short term. In addition, next week's release of macroeconomic data from the US and Europe will allow the market to assess whether the recent surge in energy prices has begun to transmit to consumer prices and the overall economy. Here are the key market events to watch this week (all times are Beijing time): Monday 22:00, US January Construction Spending (MoM); Tuesday 7:30, Japan February Core CPI (YoY); Wednesday 8:30, Australia February Unadjusted CPI (YoY); Wednesday 15:00, UK February CPI (MoM), UK February Retail Price Index (MoM); Wednesday 20:30, US Q4 Current Account, US February Import Price Index (MoM); Wednesday 22:30, US EIA Crude Oil Inventories for the week ending March 20; Thursday 20:30, US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending March 21; Thursday TBD, G7 Finance Ministers' Meeting until March 27; Friday 7:00, Fed Vice Chairman Jefferson speaks; Friday 23:30, 2027 FOMC voting member and San Francisco Fed President Daly delivers opening remarks at a conference on macroeconomics and monetary policy. (Jinshi)