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title: "Reminder: Please pay close attention to the following (all times are in Beijing time)"
description: "Today's important financial events include: speech by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, release of Japan's January unemployment rate at 07:30, South Korea's February Manufacturing PMI at 08:30, preli"
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/277527929.md"
published_at: "2026-03-02T22:30:27.000Z"
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# Reminder: Please pay close attention to the following (all times are in Beijing time)

> Today's important financial events include: speech by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, release of Japan's January unemployment rate at 07:30, South Korea's February Manufacturing PMI at 08:30, preliminary February CPI for the Eurozone at 18:00, speech by Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams, and speech by European Central Bank Governing Council member Kocher, among others. In addition, before the US stock market opens, Target and Best Buy will release their earnings reports, and after the market closes, CrowdStrike and others will also announce their earnings

① Time TBD, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks;  
② 07:30 Japan's January unemployment rate;  
③ All day Thailand, India, and Israel markets closed;  
④ 08:30 South Korea's February Manufacturing PMI;  
⑤ Time TBD, the UK's Office for Budget Responsibility releases spring forecast, Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves delivers budget update speech in Parliament;  
⑥ 18:00 Eurozone's February CPI preliminary value;  
⑦ U.S. pre-market, Target and Best Buy release earnings reports;  
⑧ Time TBD, German Chancellor Merz will visit the U.S. to meet with President Trump;  
⑨ 22:55 U.S. New York Federal Reserve President (who has permanent voting rights on the FOMC and is known as the "third in command" of the Federal Reserve) Williams delivers a keynote speech at an event;  
⑩ 23:30 European Central Bank Governing Council member Kocher speaks;  
⑪ 23:40 Dutch Central Bank President Olaf Sleijpen speaks;  
⑫ Next day 00:45 U.S. Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Kashkari (2026 FOMC voting member) speaks;  
⑬ U.S. after-hours, CrowdStrike and others release earnings reports;

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> **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.