What To Expect in the Markets This Week

This week will bring key remarks from Federal Reserve officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, following last week’s rate cut. Investors will also be watching Friday's release of the August PCE inflation data to see if inflation continues to cool.

Housing data will be another focal point, with new and pending home sales, housing prices, and consumer sentiment surveys being released. Earnings reports are expected from companies like Micron Technology, Costco, and Accenture.
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Monday, Sept. 23

S&P Global flash U.S. PMI (September)
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari deliver remarks

Consumer Confidence (August)
Case-Shiller Home Price Index (July)
AutoZone ( $AutoZone (AZO.US)$ ), KB Home ( $KB Home (KBH.US)$ ), and Thor Industries ( $Thor Industries (THO.US)$ ) report earnings

New home sales (August)
Micron Technology and Cintas ( $Cintas (CTAS.US)$ ) report earnings

Initial jobless claims (Week ending Sept. 21)
Durable goods (August)
GDP (Q2, second revision)
Pending home sales (August)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr, Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler, New York Fed President John Williams, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Boston Fed President Susan Collins deliver remarks
Costco Wholesale, Accenture ( $Accenture (ACN.US)$ ), CarMax ( $CarMax (KMX.US)$ ), and BlackBerry ( $BlackBerry (BB.US)$ ) report earnings

Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index (August)
Wholesale inventories (August)
Retail inventories (August)
International trade deficit (August)
Consumer sentiment - final (September)