Important events this week:

Monday

Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (+2.41%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (+5.68%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)

Tuesday

Albertson Cos. ($ACI (+2.75%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($DSYNC (-0%) ) and Acuity Brands Inc. ($AYI (+1.97%) ) present their quarterly reports reports. Data on the trade deficit
(November) and the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
(December) are published.

Wednesday:

KB Home ($KBH (+1%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.

Thursday

Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (+3.57%) ) publishes its quarterly reports. Data on initial unemployment claims (week ending 6.
January), the CPI
(December) and the US budget report
(December) are published.

Friday

UnitedHealth Group ($UNH (-0.88%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (+2.12%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (+1.65%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (+1.44%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (+2.17%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (+1.85%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (-1.82%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.