The first Friday of each month is released at 2 1:30 Beijing time (winter time:165438+1October-March) and at 20:30 Beijing time (summer time: April-65438+1October). The data comes from the changes in non-agricultural employment announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor, which will affect the entire foreign exchange market and commodities. When the actual published value is greater than the predicted value, it is bad for gold and silver; When the actual published value is less than the predicted value, gold and silver are bullish.
2. US dollar index
The weather vane that best reflects the economic prospects of the United States, while international energy is still settled and paid in dollars.
The real-time data of the US dollar index is updated by Reuters every 15 seconds according to the real-time exchange rates of the constituent currencies. The medium and long-term US dollar index is negatively correlated with the futures prices of non-ferrous metals such as copper, aluminum, zinc and lead. The correlation between short-term dollar index and zinc futures is not significant; The correlation between dollar index and copper futures price is the highest; The smaller the sample size, the higher the correlation may be. For copper futures operation, the dollar index is an important reference index. For other non-ferrous metals, the reference significance of the US dollar index is limited.
3. Federal Reserve interest rate meeting
Only eight times a year, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy or forward-looking guidelines are published.
The meeting usually lasts for one or two days, and the main topics discussed are: economic operation, financial market risks, monetary policy decisions, etc. Every time, economists from the Federal Reserve will present their research results. 20 15 agenda of the federal reserve meeting on interest rates
65438+1October 27 ~ 28 (Tuesday-Wednesday) Statement, Forecast and Chairman's Press Conference
65438+February 15 ~ 16 (Tuesday-Wednesday) Statement, Forecast and Chairman's Press Conference