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✅ Weekly Macroeconomic Analyses: US Non-Farm Payrolls and Bank of Japan Decision.

⏰ Timing: All times are in Saudi Arabia time.

✅ Review of Last Week

• International Monetary Fund: Warned that the trade war could lead to a slowdown in global economic growth this year.

• Federal Reserve's Beige Book: Showed a slight change in economic activity amid ongoing trade concerns.

• Initial Jobless Claims: Reached 222,000 claims for the week ending April 19, in line with expectations.

• Consumer Confidence Index: Recorded 52.2 for April, the lowest level since July 2022.

• Annual Inflation Forecast: Reached 6.5%, below expectations of 6.8%.

✅ Key Events and Indicators for This Week

• April 30

  • 09:30: Official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for China for April

  • 20:15: ADP Employment Change Index for the United States

  • 20:30: Real Annual GDP for the United States for Q1

  • 22:00: Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index for the United States for March

• May 1

  • 22:00: Bank of Japan Announcement on Interest Rates and Economic Outlook Report

  • 20:30: Unemployment Rate in the United States for April

  • 20:30: Seasonally Adjusted Non-Farm Jobs in the United States for April.