As earnings reports continue to roll in through the week, market watchers will tune in for the latest inflation numbers when the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is released Tuesday. After ticki🏅ng higher last month, Federal Reserve officials are watching for more signs that inflation is continuing its downward trend.

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Several companies will report earnings this week, including Coca-Cola Co., Cisco Systems Inc., ꦯand Stellantis NV.

Monday, Feb. 12

• Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) and Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) report earnings
• Monthly U.S. federal budget statement (January)

Tuesday, Feb. 13

• Coca-Cola (KO), Moody's Corp. (MCO), Shopify Inc. (SHOP), Airbnb Inc. (ABNB), and Marriott International Inc. (MAR) report earnings
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) (January)

Wednesday, Feb. 14

• Cisco (CSCO), Sony Group Corp. (SONY), and Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) report earnings

Thursday, Feb. 15

• Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT), Stellantis (STLA), Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY), John Deere & Co. (DE), DoorDash Inc. (DASH), CBRE Group Inc. (CBRE), Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN), and DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) report earnings
• Initial jobless claims (Week ending Feb. 10)
• US retail sales (January)
• Import price index (January)
• Industrial production (January)
• Capacity utilization (January)
• Homebuilder Confidence Index (February)

Friday, Feb. 16

• Producer Price Index (PPI) (January)
• Housing starts (January)
• Building permits (January)
• Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Preliminary February)

Fed Officials To Watch Inflation Data Closely

As the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Federal Reserve closely watches the path of inflation, Tuesday’s consumer price index should 𓄧offer some clues as to whether price growth continues to slow.

While inflation has been trending downward, the most recent 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:CPI r🐎eading showed prices edging back higher in December, growing at a 3.4% annual rate. Since then, other inflation measurements have shown the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:deceleration of inflation, so investors will be watching to see if the trend con🥃tinues. 

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Earnings Reports Offer Window into Economic Conditions Across ꩲS🦩ectors

A string of earnings re𝐆ports this week will give investors a look at a wide swath of components of the economy, from consumer staples to commercial real estate.

Two constituents of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are set to issue their quarterly financial statements this week. Beverage giant Coca-Cola discloses whether it has 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:continued its sales momentum on Tuesday while computer network equipment maker Cisco on Wednesday looks to rebound after reporting a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:slowdown in product orders last quarter.

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John Deere's earnings on Thursday will give investors a window into the agricultural sector.  Meanwhile, DoorDash earnings will show the strength of the gig economy as the food-delivery service app tries to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:add more users. 

Another company investors may be eyeing is CBRE Group, a commercial real estate company that could shed some light on the sector with its Thursday earnings report. The industry's condition has created concerns that some regional banks like New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYCB) are 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:too exposed to weakness in the market. 

Correction—Feb. 15, 2024: A previous version of this article misidentified the stock ticker for Applied Materials. It's AMAT.