The incoming week will have plenty of economic updates to monitor, including March's producer price index (PPI), the import price index, and industrial production data. Earnings will start to pick up about around Wednesday, ushered in by a slew of bank stocks. Some of the most notable names on deck include Alcoa (AA), Bank of America (BAC), Charles Schwab (SCHW), KeyCorp (KEY), Morgan Stanley (MS), Netflix (NFLX), PepsiCo (PEP), PNC Financial Services (PNC), and Travelers (TRV).
Below is the schedule of key market events for the week ahead. All economic dates are tentative and subject to change.
Existing home sales will be released on Monday, April 13.
Tuesday, April 14 will host the NFIB optimism index as well as the PPI and core PPI for March.
The import price index, Empire State manufacturing survey, and home builder confidence index are due out on Wednesday, April 15. The Fed Beige Book is also on tap.
The usual weekly jobs data comes out on Thursday, April 16, alongside the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey, as well as industrial production and capacity utilization data.
Housing starts and building permit readings will close out the week on Friday April 17.
