PANews December 27 News, despite the holiday season in the external markets, gold, silver, and platinum prices all surged to record highs, continuing the historic rally of precious metals at the end of the year. Looking ahead to next week, with New Year's Day approaching, there are virtually no major macroeconomic data releases, and global financial markets will remain in an extremely low liquidity state, with trading volumes expected to be significantly below normal levels. The true start of the 2026 market trend may have to wait until the second week of January. Here are the key points the market will focus on in the coming week:

Tuesday 03:00, Federal Reserve releases the minutes of the monetary policy meeting
Wednesday 21:30, US initial jobless claims for the week ending December 27
Friday 22:45, US December S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Final
Due to Christmas and New Year’s Day back-to-back, no Federal Reserve officials will be speaking next week, and the same applies to major central banks. Notably, the Federal Reserve will release the December meeting minutes. These minutes will be closely watched by investors seeking any clues about the timing of the Fed’s next rate cut and to understand how concerned the policymakers voting to keep rates unchanged are about inflation. Choosing a person who can reach a consensus within the highly divided Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is crucial. However, regardless of whom Trump chooses, the new Fed Chair is almost certain to be more dovish than Powell, so this announcement may pose relatively low risk to the markets.