Next Week's Macro Outlook: US-Iran Conflict to Face Key Turning Point, BOJ and Fed May Signal Rate Hikes

BlockBeats News, March 29th: The US-Iran conflict has been ongoing for a whole month. The upcoming week will still be full of variables and black swan events. Whether it's negotiation or conflict escalation, every small step will tug at the market's tense nerves. In addition to geopolitical conflicts, the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve will show the market their expected interest rate hike roadmap. The US non-farm payroll data will also have a significant impact on market liquidity expectations. Details are as follows:

Monday 07:50: Bank of Japan releases a summary of opinions from the March monetary policy meeting;

Tuesday 04:00: New York Fed President Williams delivers a speech;

Wednesday 00:00: Chicago Fed President Evans delivers opening remarks at an event hosted by the bank;

Wednesday 23:00: 2026 FOMC voter and Dallas Fed President Kaplan delivers a speech;

Thursday 20:30: US initial jobless claims up to March 28th, US trade balance for February;

Friday 20:30: US March unemployment rate, US March non-farm payrolls, US March average hourly earnings year-on-year, US March average hourly earnings month-on-month;

Friday 21:45: US March final Markit Services PMI.

Finally, on April 3rd (Friday), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq will be closed all day; precious metals and US crude oil futures trading will be suspended all day; stock index futures will close early (21:15 Beijing time); forex and US Treasury futures will close early (23:15 Beijing time); Brent crude oil futures will be suspended all day.