PANews reported on October 12th that this week saw flash crashes in cryptocurrencies and stocks, triggering a rush for U.S. Treasuries and gold. The market will continue to focus on developments related to the U.S. government shutdown and the prospect of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the coming week. The ongoing shutdown could mean further delays in the release of economic data. The following are key points for market attention in the new week:

At 0:15 on Tuesday, Paulson, a 2026 FOMC voting member and President of the Philadelphia Fed, delivered a speech;

At 20:45 on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Board Governor Bowman delivered a speech;

At 23:30 on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell delivered a speech at an event hosted by the National Association for Business Economics;

At 3:25 on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Waller will speak at a panel event on payments hosted by the Institute of International Finance;

At 3:30 on Tuesday, Collins, a 2025 FOMC voting member and president of the Boston Fed, will deliver a speech;

At 0:30 on Thursday, Federal Reserve Board Governor Milan delivered a speech at the Nomura Research Forum;

At 2:00 on Thursday, the Federal Reserve will release the Beige Book on economic conditions;

At 21:00 on Thursday, Federal Reserve Board Governor Waller will deliver a speech;

To be determined on Thursday, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending October 11th.