What to expect in the markets this week

• Investors will watch the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments on Wednesday.

• New data releases on PCE inflation and US GDP are also scheduled for this week.

• 7 Magnificent members Tesla, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are scheduled to report earnings.

• Earnings are also expected from AT&T, Intel, Caterpillar, Comcast, Visa and ExxonMobil.

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Wednesday and a series of closely watched earnings reports are among the top elements scheduled for a busy week ahead for investors.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will deliver remarks after the Fed meeting ends, as investors listen for more clues about the path forward for rates with a new presidential administration now in place. Investors will also get updates for the fourth quarter gross domestic product and Personal consumption expenditures Inflation data for December.

Several noteworthy companies are scheduled to report earnings, including Cool 7 Microsoft members (MSFT), meta pads (dead), Tesla (Tesla) and Apple (AAPL). Updates from AT&T (R), General Motors (GM), intel (Intc), caterpillar (cat), visa (Fifth) and exxonmobil (XOM) also on tap.

Monday 27 January

• New Home Sales (December)

• AT&T, Brown & Brown (brother(And Sophie)Sufi) Earnings are scheduled to be reported

Tuesday 28 January

• FHFA House Price Index (November)

• S&P Shiller Home Price Index (November)

• Consumer Confidence (January)

• Durable Goods Orders (November)

• The Federal Open Market Committee meeting begins

• SAP SE (Sap), Stryker (Psych), RTX (RTX), Boeing (Pa), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Starbucks (Swub), chubb (CB), Royal Caribbean (RCL), General Motors and Cisco (a reason) Earnings are scheduled to be reported

Wednesday 29 January

• US Trade Deficit (December)

• Wholesale Inventories (December)

• Retail Inventories (December)

• FOMC interest rate decision

• Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell press conference

• Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Tesla, ASML Holdings (ASML), T-Mobile US (TM), servicenow (now) and IBM (IBM) Earnings are scheduled to be reported

Thursday 30 January

• GDP (Q4 and full year 2024)

• Initial Unemployment Claims (Week Ending January 25)

• Pending Home Sales (December)

• Apple, Visa, MasterCard (M), thermofisher (TMO), coincidence (Shell), Caterpillar, Comcast (CMCSA), Blackstone (BX), United Parcel Service (UPS) Intel is scheduled to report earnings

Friday, January 31

• Staffing Cost Index (Q4)

• Personal consumption expenditures price index (December)

• Chicago Business Barometer (January)

• exxonmobil, Abbvie (ABBV), chevron (CVX) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Earnings are scheduled to be reported

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