Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on February 1, 2021.
There’s a big week of earnings in the week ahead, with reports from Amazon and Alphabet, but the battle between retail traders and short sellers may get the most focus. It is also a busy week on the Monetary Policy front with the ECB interest rates decision and the BoE on Thursday. U.S employment numbers are released on Friday.
Monday
EarningsCirrus Logic, Rambus, ON Semiconductor, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Otis Worldwide, Thermo Fisher, Nintendo, NXP Semiconductor, Warner Music, Cabot
Macro numbers
U.S: Manufacturing PMI, ISM manufacturing, Construction spending, Senior loan officer survey,
China: Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)
E.U: German Retail Sales, Germany Manufacturing PMI, French Manufacturing PMI, Italian Manufacturing PMI, Eurozone Manufacturing PMI, Eurozone Unemployment Rate.
U.K: Manufacturing PMI.
Monetary Policy
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic and Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren
Tuesday
Earnings:Alphabet, Amazon, Exxon Mobil, Pfizer, UPS, BP, Amgen, Electronic Arts, FireEye, Chipotle, Viavi Solutions, PerkinElmer, ConocoPhillips, Sirius XM, Harley-Davidson, Alibaba, McKesson, Eaton, Marathon Petroleum
Macro numbers
U.S. Vehicle sales, Housing vacancies
E.U: Eurozone Preliminary Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Q4)
Japan: Services PMI
China: Caixin Services PMI
Monetary Policy
New York Fed President John Williams, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester
Wednesday
EarningsQualcomm, Boston Scientific, GlaxoSmithKline, Abbvie, Biogen, Humana, Apollo Global Management, Allstate, eBay, PayPal, Check Point Software, Aflac, MetLife, Grubhub, KLA Corp
Macro numbers
U.S: ADP employment, Services PMI, ISM Services
E.U: German Services PMI, French Services PMI, Italian Services PMI, Eurozone Market Composite PMI
U.K: Services and Composite PMIs
Monetary Policy
European Central Bank (ECB) Monetary Policy Statement.
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, Cleveland Fed’s Mester, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans
Thursday
EarningsMerck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ford, Hershey, Cigna, Clorox, Yum Brands, Intercontinental Exchange, Activision Blizzard, Gilead Sciences, Snap, Pinterest, Hartford Financial, Prudential Financial
Macro numbers
U.S: Initial Jobless claims, Productivity and costs, Factory orders
Japan: Household Spending
U.K. Construction PMI
Monetary Policy
Bank of England QE and Interest Rates Announcement.
Friday
EarningsCardinal Health, Sanofi, Estee Lauder, Regeneron, Illinois Toolworks, Aon, CBOE Global Markets, Lazard, Biomet
Macro numbers
U.S: Nonfarm payrolls, Employment report, International trade, Consumer credit
E.U: German Factory Orders
Source: CNBC, Investopedia.