In this edition of The Week Ahead, Tematica’s Chris Versace lays out the three items poised to influence the stock market and Fed rate cut timing expectations.
The market is waiting for President Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs he telegraphed late last week, but we’ll also be watching to see how targeted countries respond. Mid-week we have Fed Chair Powell’s latest Congressional testimony bookending the January CPI report.
That could lead to a more hawkish tone from the Fed Chair and with that in mind, we’ll be following his comments on tariffs closely. Rounding out The Week Ahead, the companies reporting this week, and how we’re using their comments other than update our thinking.
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