Part 6/14:
Housing and Consumer Data: Wednesday's new home sales and Cintas' earnings will provide insights into the resilient U.S. housing market amid high mortgage rates and a sluggish economy.
Sector-Specific Reports: Thursday features Costco and Jabil, with their earnings offering clues about retail and tech manufacturing segments—both areas prone to the influences of inflation, supply chain, and demand trends.
Inflation and the Fed: The elusive personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index remains a crucial gauge for inflation, and its upcoming release could influence Federal Reserve policy on rate cuts.