Monday 2/3
The Institute for Supply Management releases both its Manufacturing and Services Purchasing Managers' Indexes for January. Consensus estimates are for a 49.9 reading for the Manufacturing PMI, released on Monday, and a 54.8 reading for the Services PMI, released on Wednesday. Both estimates would be slightly higher than the December figures.
Tuesday 2/4
Roughly 120 S&P 500 index companies report in the busiest week for the fourth-quarter earnings season. Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amgen, Merck, PepsiCo, and Pfizer announce earnings on Tuesday, followed by Qualcomm, Uber Technologies, and Walt Disney on Wednesday. Amazon.com, and Eli Lilly release quarterly results on Thursday.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The consensus call is for 8.02 million job openings on the last business day of December, nearly 100,00 less than in November.
Friday 2/7
The BLS releases the jobs report for January. Economists forecast a 170,000 increase in nonfarm payrolls, after a 256,000 gain in December. The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.1%.
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January 31, 2025 21:30 ET (02:30 GMT)
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