KEYTAKEAWAYS
- China releases Q1 GDP, trade, and industrial data this week, offering insights into the nation’s recovery momentum.
- Fed Chair Powell’s speech may hint at future rate cuts amid market volatility and softening dollar.
- Major token unlocks from DBR, ARB, OMNI, QAI, and TRUMP could cause short-term crypto price movements.
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WEEKLY ECONOMIC & TOKEN UNLOCK EVENTS (April 14–20, 2025, GMT-4)
Monday, April 14, 2025
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12:48 PM 🇨🇳 China Trade Balance (March): $74.30B (Previous: $170.52B)
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- 10:00 PM 🇨🇳 China GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q1): 1.4% (Forecast: 1.6%)
- 10:00 PM 🇨🇳 China GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q1): 5.2% (Forecast: 5.4%)
- 10:00 PM 🇨🇳 China Industrial Production YoY (March): 5.7% (Forecast: 5.9%)
- 10:00 PM 🇨🇳 China Unemployment Rate (March): 5.3% (Previous: 5.4%)
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🔓 DBR Token Unlock – 1.048B DBR unlocked (~$22.39M, 10.48% of supply)
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- 08:30 AM 🇺🇸 U.S. Core Retail Sales MoM (March): 0.4% (Forecast: 0.3%)
- 08:30 AM 🇺🇸 U.S. Retail Sales MoM (March): 1.4% (Forecast: 0.2%)
- 10:30 AM 🇺🇸 U.S. EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: 2.553M
- 01:15 PM 🇺🇸 Fed Chair Jerome Powell Speech
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🔓 ARB Token Unlock – 123M ARB unlocked (~$33.56M, 1.24% of supply)
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- 08:30 AM 🇺🇸 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims: 225K (Previous: 223K)
- 08:30 AM 🇺🇸 U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (April): 3.1 (Previous: 12.5)
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🔓 OMNI Token Unlock – 15.97M OMNI unlocked (~$31.22M, 15.87% of supply)
Friday, April 18, 2025
- 🇺🇸 U.S. Holiday – Good Friday (Markets Closed)
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🔓 QAI Token Unlock – 593.1K QAI unlocked (~$52.49M, 5.93% of supply)
Saturday, April 19, 2025
- 09:15 PM 🇨🇳 China Loan Prime Rate (LPR): 3.10%
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🔓 TRUMP Token Unlock – 40M TRUMP unlocked (~$312M, 4% of supply)
KEY EVENTS TO WATCH THIS WEEK
China’s Q1 Economic Data
China will release several major economic indicators this week, including Q1 GDP, March trade, retail sales, investment, unemployment rate, and industrial production.
Analysts expect a solid Q1 with strong momentum in industrial output and consumption, although real estate remains weak. GDP growth is forecasted at around 5.2% YoY, which is higher than the annual target for 2025.
Powell’s Speech
Amid U.S. market volatility, rising bond yields, and weaker dollar, investors are watching closely for any signals about rate cuts from Federal Reserve officials.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell will speak at the Economic Club of Chicago on Wednesday, sharing his view on the economy. Other Fed members including Waller, Cook, Harker, Barkin, Bostic, Logan, and Schmid will also speak throughout the week.
WEEKLY SUMMARY
This week, the spotlight is on China’s Q1 economic reports and speeches from U.S. Fed officials. China’s data will help investors assess the strength of its economic recovery. Meanwhile, Powell’s comments may give important hints on future Fed policy.
Several large token unlocks could add volatility to the crypto market, so investors should stay alert.
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