TechFlow news, January 18 — Next week, Trump will lead a record-sized U.S. delegation back to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he is set to deliver a speech on "How do we cooperate in a world of growing competition?" Whether tariffs, military intervention in Venezuela, and threats to acquire Greenland will feature in discussions will be a key highlight. The U.S. Supreme Court will also hear the case regarding the removal of Federal Reserve Governor Cook by Trump. A ruling on the legality of Trump's tariffs could also come next week. Key macro events and data releases scheduled for the upcoming week are as follows:
Monday: Trump leads delegation at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos China releases full-year 2025 GDP growth rate, Q4 GDP annual rate, and total annual GDP figure
Tuesday: ECB President Lagarde and BlackRock CEO Fink participate in a discussion at the World Economic Forum
Wednesday: Trump delivers speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on "How do we cooperate in a world of growing competition?"
Thursday: ECB releases minutes from its December monetary policy meeting U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending January 17 U.S. November core PCE price index, personal spending month-on-month U.S. Q3 actual GDP, final annualized quarterly rate of core PCE price index, final quarterly rate of actual personal consumption expenditures Japan December core CPI year-on-year Bank of Japan interest rate decision and economic outlook report for January 23, followed by Monetary Policy Press Conference with Governor Ueda
Friday: Final U.S. January University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Final U.S. January one-year inflation expectations
