Next Week's Macro Outlook: Powell to Deliver Remarks, the U.S. Government Shutdown Drama May Continue

ChainThink report, October 4, if the U.S. Republican and Democratic parties can reach a bipartisan agreement on a temporary funding bill by early next week, the September employment report is likely to be released on the Friday after next. Here are the key points that the market will focus on in the new week (all times in Beijing Time):

Tuesday 22:00, Brian Doyle, a 2027 FOMC voter and President of the Atlanta Fed, delivers a speech on economic outlook;

Tuesday 22:30, Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Governor, participates in a fireside chat;

Tuesday 23:30, Neel Kashkari, a 2026 FOMC voter and President of the Minneapolis Fed, delivers a speech;

Thursday 02:30, the Federal Reserve releases the minutes of the monetary policy meeting;

Thursday 03:15, Neel Kashkari, a 2026 FOMC voter and President of the Minneapolis Fed, delivers a speech;

Thursday 20:30, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, gives an opening speech at a community bank meeting hosted by the Federal Reserve (pre-recorded);

Thursday 20:35, Michelle Bowman, a Federal Reserve Governor, delivers a speech;

Friday 01:00, Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Governor, and Neel Kashkari, a 2026 FOMC voter and President of the Minneapolis Fed, deliver speeches at an event;

Friday 21:45, Charles Evans, a 2025 FOMC voter and President of the Chicago Fed, delivers an opening address and moderates a discussion at a community banker seminar. (Jinshi)