TechFlow News, May 3: According to JINSHI, U.S. President Trump criticized Tehran’s leadership for lacking unity, which he said has hindered reaching an agreement to end the conflict—now in its ninth week and triggering a global energy crisis. He stated that “the requests put forward by Iran are unacceptable to me,” though some traders interpreted this as a negotiating tactic rather than a sign of abandoning peace efforts. Investors will be watching closely for the next round of U.S. corporate earnings reports and U.S. employment data. Below are key market focus points for the coming week:
Tuesday, 00:50: John Williams, FOMC permanent voting member and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, delivers a speech;
Tuesday, 22:00: U.S. April ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI; U.S. March JOLTS Job Openings;
Wednesday, 20:15: U.S. April ADP Employment Change;
Wednesday, 21:30: Alberto Musalem, 2028 FOMC voting member and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, delivers remarks on the economic outlook and monetary policy;
Thursday, 01:00: Austan Goolsbee, 2027 FOMC voting member and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, participates in a panel discussion at a conference;
Thursday, 19:30: U.S. April Challenger Job Cuts;
Friday, 02:05: Loretta Mester, 2026 FOMC voting member and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, delivers a speech;
Friday, 03:30: John Williams, FOMC permanent voting member and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, delivers a speech;
Friday, 22:00: U.S. May 1-Year Inflation Expectations (preliminary); U.S. May University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (preliminary); U.S. March Wholesale Sales MoM.
Forecasters expect the April nonfarm payrolls report—due next Friday—to show solid job growth of 60,000 positions, accelerating wage growth, a stable unemployment rate, and a rising labor force participation rate. According to Bloomberg’s survey of economists, private-sector job growth may be even stronger.
