Important events this week:

Monday

Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (-9.33%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (-3.35%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)

Tuesday

Albertson Cos. ($ACI (-3.38%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($DSYNC (-0%) ) and Acuity Brands Inc. ($AYI (-8.58%) ) 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 (+4.37%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.

Thursday

Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (-3.81%) ) 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 ($UNH (-2%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (-7.37%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (-7.71%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (-6.63%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (-7.64%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (-7.51%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (-3.13%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.