"Next Week's Macro Outlook: Week 6 of the War, Trump's Script Falling Apart, CPI Set to Explode, Gold Prices Might Steal the Show The Iran war enters its sixth week, and Trump's 'quick victory' script is unraveling. The market is also facing a critical test: the first CPI report since the war began is about to drop, and inflation might blow up. Some are warning, 'Now's not the time to trade.' Here's what the market will be focusing on in the coming week (all times in Beijing Time): Monday 22:00 - U.S. March ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Tuesday 23:00 - U.S. March New York Fed 1-Year Inflation Expectations Wednesday 00:35 - 2027 FOMC voting member and Chicago Fed President Goolsbee speaks on monetary policy Thursday 02:00 - Federal Reserve releases minutes from its monetary policy meeting Thursday 20:30 - U.S. Initial Jobless Claims, U.S. February Core PCE Price Index YoY, U.S. February Personal Spending MoM, U.S. Q4 Real GDP Annualized QoQ Final, U.S. Q4 Real Personal Consumption Expenditures QoQ Final, U.S. Q4 Core PCE Price Index Annualized QoQ Final, U.S. February Core PCE Price Index MoM Friday 20:30 - U.S. March CPI YoY/ Core CPI YoY (not seasonally adjusted), U.S. March CPI MoM/ Core CPI MoM (seasonally adjusted) Friday 22:00 - U.S. April 1-Year Inflation Rate Expectations Preliminary, U.S. April University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Preliminary, U.S. February Factory Orders MoM #MacroOutlook #CPI #Gold #Inflation #MarketTrends