Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-10-27 01:59Group 1 - The US stock indices reached record closing highs last week, driven by moderate inflation data, easing trade tensions, and positive corporate earnings reports, with the Dow Jones up 2.2%, S&P 500 up 1.92%, and Nasdaq up 2.31% [1] - International oil prices rose significantly last week, with Brent crude increasing over 7% due to concerns over oil supply following US sanctions on Russia's largest oil companies, while WTI crude rose by 6.88% [3] - The upcoming earnings season is expected to be busy, with over 170 companies reporting, including major tech firms like Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta, which are projected to have a profit growth rate of around 16% [10] Group 2 - The Federal Reserve is anticipated to announce a 25 basis point rate cut in its upcoming meeting, with a focus on the softening job market despite persistent core inflation [5] - The market will closely monitor the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index and the third-quarter GDP data to gauge economic health, with the previous core PCE showing a year-on-year increase of 2.9% [7] - Major healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, including UnitedHealth and Eli Lilly, along with oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, are also set to release their earnings this week [10]