Wall Street in the coming week is expected to be guided by various economic data, such as the September employment report, S&P manufacturing and services PMIs.
The jobs numbers could affect investors’ views on the Federal Reserve’s next move at its Nov. 6-7 policy meeting.
Market participants will also closely monitor Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech on the economic perspective at the National Association for Business Economics event on Monday.
Economic events
Chicago Business Barometer (PMI) data for September will be released on September 30 (Monday). Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is also scheduled to speak at an event on the same day.
On October 1 (Tuesday), separate reports will be released on S&P’s final US manufacturing PMI and September ISM manufacturing, August job openings data, and TBC September auto sales.
The ADP employment report for September will be released on October 2 (Wednesday).
On October 3 (Thursday), separate reports will be released on S&P’s final US services PMI and September services ISM, and August factory orders.
On October 4 (Friday), US nonfarm payroll, unemployment rate and hourly wage data for September will be released.
Earnings
The following companies are due to report second-quarter earnings next week: Carnival, Nike, Paychex, McCormick & Company, Lamb Weston, Cal-Maine Foods, Levi Strauss, RPM International, Conagra Brands and Constellation Brands.
US markets last week
US stock markets closed another record week with a subdued performance on Friday following a subdued August inflation report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 137.89 points, or 0.33 percent, to 42,313.00, the S&P 500 lost 7.20 points, or 0.13 percent, to 5,738.17 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 70. 70 points, or 0.39 percent, to 18,119.59.
In the bond market, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to 3.75 percent from 3.80 percent. The 2-year Treasury yield fell to 3.56 percent from 3.63 percent.
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