Important events this week:

Monday

Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (-0,85%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (-0,83%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)

Tuesday

Albertson Cos. ($ACI (-0,27%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($DSYNC (-0%) ) and Acuity Brands Inc. ($AYI (-0,4%) ) 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 (+0,22%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.

Thursday

Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (+0,16%) ) 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 ($UNH (-0,49%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (-0,42%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (-0,41%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (-0,38%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (-0,46%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (+0,05%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (-0,72%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.