Next Week Outlook: Last Meeting Minutes of the "Powell Era" to be Released, NVIDIA to Report Earnings on Wednesday

BlockBeats News, May 16th: According to sources, the US and Israel are reportedly preparing to restart attacks on Iran as early as next week, amid a fervent "rate hike" expectation in the bond market. The final meeting minutes of the "Powell Era" are also set to be released. Here are the key points that the market will focus on next week (all times in Beijing time):

Tuesday 9:30 - The Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its May monetary policy meeting;

Tuesday 20:00 - Federal Reserve Board Governor Waller speaks at a conference at the European Central Bank;

Tuesday 20:15 - ADP Employment Change for the week ending May 2nd in the US;

Wednesday 7:00 - 2026 FOMC voter and Philadelphia Fed President Paulson speaks;

Thursday 2:00 - The Federal Reserve releases the minutes of its monetary policy meeting;

Thursday 20:00 - ECB Chief Economist Lane speaks at a conference at the European Central Bank.

The AI boom and consumer spending under inflationary pressure are the two core themes currently shaping the direction of the US stock market. Next week, semiconductor giant NVIDIA (NVDA) and retail giant Walmart (WMT) will sequentially report their earnings. NVIDIA will report earnings after the US market closes on Wednesday, while Walmart will report earnings before the US market opens on Thursday. (Jinshi)