Top 5 Things to Watch This Week
1. Fed Chair Powell Speaks
A number of Fed speeches will get market attention in the week ahead, as traders watch for further clues on interest rates.
2. U.S. Inflation
The Commerce Department will publish October inflation figures at 8:30AM ET (1330GMT) Wednesday.
3. U.S. Retail Sales
The Commerce Department will release data on retail sales for October at 8:30AM ET (1330GMT) Thursday.
4. Retailers Highlight Last Big Week of Earnings
While just 13 S&P 500 companies are due to report financial results this week, retailers are just getting started in what will be the last big wave of the third-quarter earnings season.
5. China Industrial Output
China is to release October industrial production figures on Wednesday morning.