Here’s what’s important in the financial world this morning:
In the week ahead, investors will have a rash of data about the housing market and earnings to gauge the current U.S. recovery. Earnings highlights include quarterly results from Oracle, FedEx Corp., Micron Technology Inc. and Nike.
Speeches from Federal Reserve officials will offer some insight on the economy.
The new market week will begin with Asian news. Corporate earnings from 2011 will come from Chinese companies including three of the country’s largest banks and its top insurer. Also from China and Japan will be the release of economic data.
Thursday will be a busy day with the release of the March HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index and February preliminary trade balance (Japan).
Here’s a look at the numbers coming out of the U.S. this week.
Economic Data
Monday: Housing market index.
Tuesday: ICSG-Goldman store sales, Housing starts, Building permits and Redbook.
Wednesday: MBA purchase applications, Existing home sales and EIA petroleum status report.
Thursday: Jobless claims, Leading indicators, FHFA home prices and EIA natural gas report, Fed balance sheet and Money supply.
Friday: New home sales.
Fed Speak
Monday: New York Fed President William Dudley speech.
Friday: Opening remarks by Ben Bernanke at a Fed conference.
Saturday: Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen moderates a panel of central banks.
Earnings
Monday:
Adobe Systems
Cache
Focus Media Holding
Gordmans Stores
Tuesday:
AAR
Cintas
DSW
FSI
JA Solar
Jabil Circuit
Jefferies Group
Krispy Kreme
Omnova Solutions
Oracle
SAIC
Tiffany
Wednesday:
Actuant
Clarcor
Discover Financial
Fred’s
General Mills
Herman Miller
Shoe Carnival
Sonic (NASDAQ:SONC)
Thursday:
Accenture
ConAgra
Dollar General
FedEx
G-III
GameStop
HIS
Lululemon
Met-Pro
Nike
Perry Ellis
Signet Jewelers
Steelcase
UTi Worldwide
Wet Seal
[Editor’s note the above is from a cross post that originally appeared on Wall St. Cheat Sheet.]
