Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on February 8, 2021.
Investors have plenty to focus on in the week ahead, but most important is the fiscal stimulus package making its way through Congress. There are several dozen S&P 500 companies reporting earnings, including Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Cisco, Uber and The Walt Disney Co. On the data front, the U.S CPI report is the important one to watch when it is released Wednesday. Fed chairman Jerome Powell speaks mid-week at a webinar hosted by the Economic Club of New York.
Monday
EarningsHasbro, KKR, Loews Corp., Softbank, Dun and Bradstreet, Take Two Interactive, Nuance, Leggett and Platt, Simon Property Group
Macro numbers
EU: German Industrial Production (December)
UK: British Retail Association (BRC) Retail Sales Monitor (January)
Monetary Policy
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester
Tuesday
Earnings:Cisco, Twitter, Lyft, Dupont, Mattel, Honda, Nissan, Centene, Hanesbrands, Canopy Growth, Martin Marietta Materials, Masco, Sealed Air, S&P Global, Hains Celestial , Fox Corp, Akamai, Owens-Illinois
Macro numbers
US: NFIB small business survey; JOLTS Job numbers
EU: German Trade Balance (December)
China: CPI , PPI
Monetary Policy
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard
Wednesday
EarningsCoca-Cola, General Motors, Uber, Zillow, Under Armour, Cerner, Zynga, iRobot, MGM Resorts, Spirit Airlines, Lumen Technologies, Molina Healthcare, O’Reilly Automotive, Wyndham Hotels
Macro numbers
U.S: CPI
EU: German CPI (January)
Monetary Policy
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell webinar at the Economic Club of New York; Federal budget
Thursday
EarningsPepsiCo, Walt Disney, Kraft Heinz, Expedia, AstraZeneca, Generac, Virtu Financial, Yeti, Kellogg, AllianceBernstein, Borg Warner, Duke Energy, Molson Coors, Tyson Foods, ArcelorMittal
Macro numbers
US:. Initial jobless claims
U.K. Non-EU Trade Balance (December)
Monetary Policy
Federal Reserve Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report Released
Markets Closed in China, Japan, and South Korea for Spring Festival, National Day, and New Year's Day, respectively
Friday
EarningsMoody’s, Newell Brands, ING Groep
Macro numbers
U.S: Consumer sentiment
U.K. Industrial Production, Manufacturing Production, Trade Balance GDP (Q4)
Monetary Policy
New York Fed President John Williams
Markets Closed in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Singapore for Spring Festival and New Years celebrations
Source: CNBC, Investopedia.
