What to Watch in the Markets This Week: Retail Sales, Housing Data, and Major Earnings Reports

What to Watch in the Markets This Week: Retail Sales, Housing Data, and Major Earnings Reports

Key Highlights:

• Big banks like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Citigroup report earnings this week.

• Quarterly results also expected from Netflix, TSMC, UnitedHealth Group, and more.

• Key economic data releases include retail sales, housing starts, and homebuilder confidence.

Markets are bracing for another eventful week with a packed earnings calendar and crucial economic indicators. Following a volatile previous week driven by tariff-related concerns, investor attention now turns to the upcoming corporate results and economic updates.

Major Earnings Reports This Week:

• Financials: Goldman Sachs (GS), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), PNC Financial (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC)

• Tech & Semiconductors: Netflix (NFLX), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), ASML Holdings (ASML)

• Health Care: UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

• Others: United Airlines (UAL), American Express (AXP), Blackstone (BX), Travelers (TRV), CSX Corp. (CSX)

Key Economic Data to Watch:

• Retail Sales (March): A gauge of consumer spending momentum.

• Housing Starts & Homebuilder Confidence (April): Insight into the health of the housing market.

• Industrial Production, Jobless Claims, and Import/Export Prices

Day-by-Day Breakdown:

Monday, April 14

• Fed Speakers: Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic

• Earnings Reports: Goldman Sachs, M&T Bank, Pinnacle Financial, FB Financial, Applied Digital

Tuesday, April 15

• Data: Import/Export Price Index (March), Empire State Manufacturing Index (April)

• Events: U.S. Federal Income Tax Filing Deadline

• Earnings Reports: Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America, Citigroup, PNC Financial, Ericsson, United Airlines

Wednesday, April 16

• Data: U.S. Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Business Inventories, Homebuilder Confidence Index

• Fed Speakers: Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan

• Earnings Reports: ASML, Abbott Labs, Prologis, U.S. Bancorp, Kinder Morgan, Travelers, CSX

Thursday, April 17

• Data: Initial Jobless Claims, Housing Starts, Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey

• Earnings Reports: TSMC, UnitedHealth Group, Netflix, American Express, Marsh McLennan, Blackstone, Truist Financial

Friday, April 18

• Fed Speaker: San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly