Odaily Planet Daily News Greeks.live Macro Researcher Adam released relevant information on this week's major events (8/12-8/18) on the X platform: After a week of adjustment, the market has come out of the blow of the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike. The Bank of Japan's recent dovish remarks have also given the market confidence. Despite the constant negative news in the market, the market sentiment this week is relatively optimistic. This week's macro focus returned to the US economic data. The probability of a rate hike in September continued to rise, which also gave the market some confidence. If this week's data gives the market confidence in a rate hike, the rebound will continue. This week's major events: Tuesday, August 13, Trump accepted a major interview with Musk. The U.S. PPI for July. Wednesday, August 14, the U.S. CPI for July. The interest rate decision of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Thursday, August 15, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week. The monthly rate of retail sales in July. 2025 FOMC voting member and St. Louis Fed President Moussalem spoke on the U.S. economy and monetary policy. Friday, August 16, 2024 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President Barkin participated in a fireside chat. The U.S. Democratic Party launched the "Crypto for Harris" campaign to fight Trump. Crypto market outlook: After a week of panic release, market confidence has recovered by more than half, so the IV of each major term has fallen compared with last week. The IV is currently at a relatively high level, and there is still obvious downward pressure this week. The cryptocurrency market still maintains the wide range of fluctuations since March, among which ETH is relatively sluggish and the exchange rate has fallen sharply.