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Key Economic Releases
• Tuesday (Apr 29)
– S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (13:00 GMT)
– Conference Board Consumer Confidence (14:00 GMT)
– JOLTS Job Openings (14:00 GMT)
These reports could move markets, especially consumer confidence and JOLTS, as traders assess demand strength and labor market tightness heading into key earnings.
Notable Earnings
Earnings are front-loaded this week. Tuesday’s schedule features a wide swath of sectors, with attention on:
• General Motors (GM) – Beat Q1 EPS ($2.78 vs. $2.74 est) and revenue ($44.02B vs. $43.05B) but pulled guidance due to tariff-related uncertainty. Shares fell 2%.
• Coca-Cola (KO) – Reports before the bell, est. EPS $0.72
• Pfizer (PFE) – Reports before the bell, est. EPS $0.67
• PayPal (PYPL) – Est. EPS $1.16
• Meta Platforms (META) – Reports Wednesday
• Microsoft (MSFT) – Reports Wednesday
• Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) – Due Thursday
Names like Booking Holdings, Starbucks, Visa, and Spotify also report throughout the week, with traders watching consumer spending trends and cloud/digital demand.
Central Bank Activity
No major Fed policy decisions are expected, but Fed commentary may influence expectations:
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