Inflation data and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments will be watched this week as investors also prepare for another slate of corporate earnings reports.

Powell is scheduled to testify before Congress this week, where the Federal Reserve chair will likely focus on interest rates and the current economic environment. On Wednesday, market watchers will get their first look at January inflation with the scheduled release of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Consumer Price Index (CPI), while wholesale, import, and export pricing data is also expected this week. U.S. retail sales data ൲is scheduled for release on Friday.

Scheduled earnings releases from McDonald’s (MCD), Coca-Cola (KO), and Shopify (SHOP) will provide insight into the health of American consumer sentiment, while investors also expect updates from tech firms Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Applied Materials (AMAT). Drugmakers Moderna (MRNA) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) are scheduled to report during the week, while investment app Robinhood (HOOD) and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) are also on the corporate earnings calendar.

Monday, Feb. 10

• McDonald’s, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Onsemi (ON) are scheduled to report earnings

Tuesday, Feb. 11

• NFIB small business optimism (January)
• Fed Chair Jerome Powell scheduled to testify to the Senate Banking Committee
• New York Fed President John Williams and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack are scheduled to deliver remarks
• Coca-Cola, Shopify, Gilead Sciences (GILD), Marriott International (MAR), Welltower (WELL), and DoorDash (DASH) are scheduled to report earnings

Wednesday, Feb. 12

• Consumer Price Index (January)
• Monthly U.S. federal budget (January)
• Fed Chair Powell scheduled to testify to the House Financial Services Committee
• Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic scheduled to deliver remarks
• Cisco, Applovin (APP), Equinix (EQIX), CME Group (CME), CVS Health (CVS), and Robinhood are scheduled to report earnings

Thursday, Feb. 13

• Initial jobless claims (Week ending Feb. 8)
• Producer Price Index (January)
• Applied Materials, Unilever (UL), Sony (SONY,) Brookfield (BN), Moody’s (MCO), Airbnb (ABNB), Honda Motor (HMC), Motorola (MSI), and Coinbase are scheduled to report earnings

Friday, Feb. 14

• U.S. retail sales (January)
• Import/export price indexes (January)
• Industrial production and capacity utilization (January)
• Business inventories (December)
• Enbridge (ENB) and Moderna are scheduled to report earnings

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