Wu Shuo This Week's Macro Indicators and Analysis: Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, and European Central Bank Decisions, US-China Trade Talks

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This week's focus is on the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, and ECB policy decisions, as well as US-China economic and trade talks. Last week, inflation data from both the United States and China met expectations, while US GDP was revised downward. Key events include the upcoming Nvidia conference and interest rate decisions from central banks across various countries.

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2026-03-15 16:02:52

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Summary Wu’s weekly macro indicators and analysis: Last week, U.S. inflation data CPI and PCE met expectations; this week, focus on the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, and European Central Bank decisions, as well as China-U.S. trade talks.

Last Week’s Review

U.S. January core PCE price index annual rate was 3.1%, in line with market expectations; previous value was 3%.

U.S. Q4 real GDP annualized quarterly rate was revised to 0.7%, expected 1.40%, previous 1.40%.

U.S. February unadjusted CPI annual rate was 2.4%, meeting expectations.

China February CPI annual rate was 1.3%, expected 0.8%, previous 0.2%.

China February M2 money supply growth was 9% annually, roughly in line with market expectations of 8.9%.

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending March 7 were 213,000, revised from 213,000 to 214,000.

U.S. March one-year inflation expectation initial value was 3.4%, expected 3.7%, previous 3.4%.

Key Events & Indicators This Week March 16

NVIDIA GTC Conference from March 16 to 19

China-U.S. trade negotiations from March 14 to 17

March 18

U.S. February PPI annual rate (20:30)

March 19

Federal Reserve interest rate decision (02:00)

Bank of England interest rate decision and meeting minutes (20:00)

European Central Bank interest rate decision (21:15)

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending March 14 (in ten thousands) (20:30)

Bank of Japan interest rate decision (TBD)

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