Overview of Important Macro Events Next Week: Federal Reserve interest rate decision imminent, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and others densely releasing earnings reports

BlockBeats News, April 26 — Next week will feature a super central bank week and earnings season. The Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, European Central Bank, and Bank of Canada will successively announce their interest rate decisions, with the Federal Reserve set to announce its rate decision at 2 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday. The market generally expects all five major central banks to hold steady, but the Bank of Japan may signal a hawkish stance to raise rates in June due to Middle East conflicts and inflation pressures, becoming the biggest highlight. JPMorgan predicts the Federal Reserve will keep rates unchanged throughout 2026, with the next adjustment possibly in Q3 2027. Among the seven giants of U.S. stocks, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Meta will also release their quarterly earnings reports. The key macroeconomic data and events next week are summarized as follows:

Monday:

According to New Delhi Television: Iran-U.S. second round of negotiations will be held on April 27 (Monday local time).

Tuesday:

Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision;
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo holds a press conference on monetary policy.

Wednesday:
Bank of Canada interest rate decision;
Iran announces a grand parade showcasing national strength on the 29th (Wednesday local time);
Robinhood releases earnings.

Thursday:

Federal Reserve FOMC interest rate decision (2 a.m. Beijing time);

Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds a press conference on monetary policy (2:30 a.m. Beijing time);
After U.S. stock market closes in the early morning, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Google, and Amazon will release earnings and hold conference calls;
Bank of England interest rate decision;
U.S. Q1 real GDP annualized quarterly preliminary estimate for the week of April 25;
U.S. March core PCE price index month-over-month.

Friday:
After U.S. stock market closes in the early morning, Apple will hold a conference call to discuss Q2 earnings and business updates;
Google raises prices for Cloud, CDN, AI infrastructure, and other services;

Saturday:

Berkshire Hathaway’s first shareholder meeting since the post-Warren Buffett era (8 p.m. Beijing time Saturday).