Important events this week:

Monday

Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (+1.25%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (-1.96%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)

Tuesday

Albertson Cos. ($ACI (+2.82%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($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 (-0.28%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.

Thursday

Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (-2.05%) ) 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 ($UNH (+2.14%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (-0.86%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (-0.05%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (-0.75%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (-0.31%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (+0.88%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (+0.47%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.