Fresh inflation figures and big banks' first-quarter earnings reports headline data for this week.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data for March comes in on Wednesday, with Federal Reserve officials keeping a close eye on prices as they weigh future interest rate cuts. Several Fed officials will deliver remarks during the week. Market watchers will also be able to review 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询𓃲:Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Michigan consumer sentiment survey results this week. 

Earnings season for the 2024 first quarter will formally kick off this week when a group of the nation’s biggest banks report financial results, including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C).

Monday, April 8

• PACS Group and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:UL Solutions have 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:initial public offerings (IPOs) that could price this week
• Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari delivers remarks

Tuesday, April 9

• NFIB small business optimism index (March)
• WD-40 (WDFC) and Tilray Brands (TLRY) report earnings

Wednesday, April 10

• Consumer Price Index (March)
• Wholesale inventories (March)
• March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes
• U.S. monthly federal budget (March)
• Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee delivers remarks
• Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Applied Digital (APLD) release earnings

Thursday, April 11

• Initial jobless claims (April 5)
• Producer Price Index (March)
• New York Fed President John C. Williams and Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic deliver remarks
• Constellation Brands (STZ), Fastenal (FAST), and CarMax (KMX) report earnings

Friday, April 12

• Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (April preliminary)
• Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic and San Francisco Fed President Mary C. Daly deliver remarks 
• JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), BlackRock (BLK), Citigroup (C), State Street (STT), and Progressive (PGR) report earnings
  

Bank Reports Kick Off First-Quarter Earnings

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Investors will be looking to JPMorgan Chase’s earnings Friday to see if the largest U.S. bank will continue to bring in high levels of net interest income after its report last quarter of a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:19% jump to $24.1 billion. In its last earnings report, Wells Fargo projected that it could 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:report a drop in interest income in 2024, based🐷 on projections of Federal Reserve rate cuts at some point this year.

BlackRock’s report comes after it annoꦡunced it was expanding into the i🗹nfrastructure sector through a $12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners. Amid its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:restructuring effort, Citigroup’s earnings will show whether it continues to struggle with expenses after it 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:reported a $1.8 billion loss in the prior quarter.  

On Wednesday, Delta Air Lines will report results for its March quarter, coming after analysts at Morgan Stanley recently named the carrier as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:one of its top stock picks for 2024. Corona beer maker Constellation Brands reports on Thurs📖day, while WD-40 and marijuana distributor Tilray Brands deliver earnings reports on Tuesday. 

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CPI Reading To Show Latest Inflation Trends

After a couple of months of elevated readings, investors will be tuned in for the Wednesday release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), giving economists their first look at 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:inflation in March. 

Higher gas and housing prices pushed the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:CPI higher in February, and the wholesale-focused Producer Price Index (PPI) showed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:signals that price👍s could remain elevated.  The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:also ticked higher in February. Continued upward movement in inflation could make Federal Reserve officials 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:more hesitant to cut interest rates. 

Following the midweek CPI release, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will issue the Mar🎃ch PP༒I report on Thursday, in which wholesale prices can give economists clues on where consumer prices are headed. 

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Th𝄹roughout the week, several Federal Reꦯserve officials will deliver remarks, including Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, and San Francisco Fed President Mary C. Daly. 

Investors will also be watching the Wednesday afternoon release of the FOMC meeting minutes, which will provide more insight into how Fed members are viewing the economy. On Tuesday, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) will report results from its small business owner survey.