The U.S.-Iran conflict will likely continue commanding headlines this week, but Wall Street will still have plenty of economic data to unpack as well. Inflation readings that could determine the path of interest rates are on tap, in addition to more jobs data.
The earnings docket is much quieter next week, but traders will be parsing through reports from Adobe (ADBE), Bumble (BMBL), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Dollar General (DG), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Kohl's (KSS), Lennar (LEN), Li Auto (LI), Nio (NIO), Stitch Fix (SFIX), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), and United Natural Foods (UNFI).
Below is the schedule of key market events for the week ahead. All economic dates are tentative and subject to change.
There is no notable economic data scheduled for Monday, March 9.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) optimism index and existing home sales data are due out on Tuesday, March 10.
Wednesday, March 11 features the consumer price index (CPI), core CPI, and a monthly budget update.
The usual weekly jobless claims data is on tap Thursday, March 12, in addition to U.S. trade deficit data, housing starts, and building permits.
Friday, March 13 brings a gross domestic product (GDP) revision, personal income and spending data, as well as the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and PCE price indexes. Investors will also be keeping an eye on durable goods orders, job openings, and preliminary consumer sentiment data.
