The next two weeks include GDP, PCE, a BTC options settlement, May's nonfarm payrolls, May CPI, and what is liikely to be the largest initial public offering in capital markets history.
At 2:00 p.m. ET on May 20, the Federal Reserve released minutes, the last detailed window into committee deliberations before Kevin Warsh's era formally begins.
For active traders, the next seven days bring macro, regulatory, and earnings threads that are worth mapping before markets fully open.
Four data releases. A Senate confirmation vote. A Fed chair transition. This week and next, NFP, CPI, and PPI arrive within the same five trading days, representing the last complete inflation and labor picture the Fed will have before its June 16-17 meeting.
Last week we highlighted the FOMC rate decision as a key catalyst and today's the day. The FOMC rate decision and Powell's press conference land this afternoon.
Get ready for a rapid-fire succession of rate-sensitive macro data, central bank communication, and corporate earnings from some of the largest companies in the world.