BlockBeats News, January 19th, the important events and data previews for this week are as follows:
Monday: Trump leads a delegation to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting; U.S. stock markets are closed for one day due to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day holiday;
Wednesday: Trump delivers a speech on “How can we cooperate in a more competitive world?” at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting; the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the case attempting to remove Federal Reserve Board member Cook.
Thursday: U.S. initial jobless claims, November PCE report, Q3 real GDP final estimate, U.S. EIA natural gas inventories, Eurozone January consumer confidence index; European Central Bank releases December meeting minutes.
Friday: Japan December core CPI year-over-year; U.S. January University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and one-year inflation expectations final; Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision and economic outlook report, Governor Ueda Haruhiko holds a press conference.(Jin10)