Important Events and Data Preview for Next Week — Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes, Market Trading Hours Adjustments in Multiple Regions Due to New Year Holiday

Monday: ①Data: US November Pending Home Sales Index MoM, EIA Crude Oil Inventories for the week ending December 19, Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity Index for December. ②Event: Bank of Japan releases summary of December monetary policy meeting minutes; CCPIT holds December routine press conference to introduce results of organizing a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs visiting the US.

Tuesday: ①Data: US Natural Gas Inventories for the week ending December 19, Swiss KOF Leading Economic Indicator for December, US October FHFA House Price Index MoM, S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index YoY for October, Chicago PMI for December. ②Holiday: German stock market closes early at 21:00 Beijing time due to New Year’s Eve.

Wednesday: ①Data: US Oil Rig Count for the week ending January 2, EIA and API Crude Oil Inventories for the week ending December 26, Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending December 27; China December Official Manufacturing PMI, RatingDog Manufacturing PMI for December. ②Event: Federal Reserve releases monetary policy meeting minutes. ③Holidays: Stock markets in Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea closed for one day; New Zealand stock market closes early at 08:00 Beijing time; Australian stock market closes early at 11:10 Beijing time; French stock market closes early for half a day; Spanish stock market closes early at 21:00 Beijing time; UK stock market closes early at 20:30 Beijing time; US CME Group Treasury futures contracts trade from 15:00 Beijing time on the 1st to 03:30 on the 2nd; Intercontinental Exchange Brent crude futures trading ends early at 04:00 Beijing time on the 2nd; Hong Kong stock market closes early between 12:08 and 12:10 with random closing; Shanghai Gold Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange do not have night trading sessions.

Thursday: ①Data: US Natural Gas Inventories for the week ending December 26. ②Holidays: Stock markets in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, US, Canada, Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Australia, New Zealand closed for one day; US Treasury futures, precious metals, US crude oil, forex, and stock index futures trading suspended all day on CME; Brent crude futures trading suspended all day on ICE; Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, China’s domestic futures exchanges, Hong Kong stock market closed for one day; Southbound and northbound trading in Hong Kong stocks closed; Taiwan stock market closed for one day.

Friday: ①Data: UK December Nationwide House Price Index MoM; December Manufacturing PMI final for Germany, France, UK, Eurozone; US December S&P Global Manufacturing PMI final. ②Holiday: US Treasury futures trading on CME begins at 15:00 Beijing time; Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, China’s domestic futures exchanges, Japan, New Zealand stock markets closed for one day; Hong Kong stock market opens normally, southbound and northbound trading closed.

Saturday: ①Event: Fed FOMC voting member and Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker to speak in 2026.