Important events this week:

Monday

Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (-2.02%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (-0.73%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)

Tuesday

Albertson Cos. ($ACI (-1.26%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($DSYNC (-0%) ) and Acuity Brands Inc. ($AYI (-0.82%) ) 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 (-1.01%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.

Thursday

Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (-0.76%) ) 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 ($UNH (+1.48%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (-1.07%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (-0.69%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (-1.15%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (-1.44%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (-1.44%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (+0.05%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.