Important events this week:

Monday

Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (-3.49%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (+0.87%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)

Tuesday

Albertson Cos. ($ACI (+4.09%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($DSYNC ) and Acuity Brands Inc. ($AYI (+1.48%) ) 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 (+3.36%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.

Thursday

Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (+1.59%) ) 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 ($UNH (-2.3%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (+0.97%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (+0.37%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (+1.01%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (+0.23%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (+0.72%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (+2.03%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.