Market Eyes Economic Data Amid Geopolitical Problems
Investors face a data-rich, holiday-shortened week amidst escalating stress in West Asia. U.S. exchanges will be closed Friday completely Friday, yet essential financial reports remain on time.
- Secret Data: Customer confidence, retail sales, SHAKES, S&P manufacturing/services PMIs, and March employment figures.
- Fed Watch: Jerome Powell’s Monday speech will be closely scrutinized for financial policy hints.
- Energy Sector: Brent crude volatility anticipated as contracts expire, sustained by conflict-related supply problems.
- Automakers: Tesla and opponents to launch month-to-month delivery data.
- Incomes : Watch for profits from Nike, Beyond Meat, ConAgra, Lamb Weston, and Cal-Maine Foods.