Key financial data and events to focus on today: May 8, 2025, Thursday

① 10:00 Press conference held by the State Council Information Office

② 14:00 Germany's March seasonally adjusted industrial production month-on-month

③ 14:00 Germany's March seasonally adjusted trade balance

④ 14:00 UK's April Halifax seasonally adjusted house price index month-on-month

⑤ 15:00 The Ministry of Commerce holds the first regular press conference of May

⑥ 19:02 Bank of England announces interest rate decision and monetary policy report

⑦ 20:30 Initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending May 3

⑧ 22:00 U.S. March wholesale sales month-on-month

⑨ 22:30 U.S. EIA natural gas inventory for the week ending May 2

⑩ 23:00 U.S. April New York Fed 1-year inflation expectations