Next week, investors will navigate a high-stakes landscape filled with major earnings reports, critical economic data, and geopolitical developments that could shape market sentiment and drive volatility.
Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, AMD, and Disney lead the earnings calendar, along with PepsiCo, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, and Uber. Financial institutions UBS, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, and Santander will also report, while Toyota and Ford will release their auto-sector updates.
Key economic releases include the US January Jobs Report, ISM Manufacturing & Services PMIs, and the Eurozone CPI estimate. The Federal Reserve will be watching labor market data closely, with Friday's report expected to show an increase of 154,000 jobs.
Energy markets will follow developments in the OPEC+ JMMC Meeting. Meanwhile, geopolitical attention turns to Trump's meeting with Netanyahu on Middle East policy and Starmer's EU defense discussions in Brussels. Additionally, new tariffs imposed by Trump on Canada, Mexico, and China could impact global trade dynamics.
