The Federal Reserve's latest policy announcement will be the main event for investors in the week ahead, as Wall Street looks for clues on the health of the economy and the potential for rate cuts later this year. On top of that, the latest U.S. jobs market scorecard will be released along with more mega-cap earnings.
Home Price Index 9 a.m. S & P/Case-Shiller comp.20 HPI 9:45 a.m. Chicago PMI 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Earnings: Prudential Financial , Clorox , Advanced Micro Devices , Amazon.com , Super Micro Computer, Starbucks , Public Storage , Diamondback Energy , Extra Space Storage , Caesars Entertainment , Corning , McDonald's , Archer-Daniels-Midland , Molson Coors Beverage , Coca-Cola , Marathon Petroleum, 3M , Eli Lilly , GE Healthcare Technologies , PayPal Wednesday May 1 8:15 a.m.
Job Openings 2 p.m. Meeting 2 p.m. Fed Funds Target Upper Bound Earnings: Marathon Oil , MGM Resorts International , Allstate, Etsy , eBay , Qualcomm , MetLife , First Solar , Devon Energy , Albemarle , Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings , Yum! Brands , Marriott International , Kraft Heinz , Pfizer , Estee Lauder Companies , CVS Health , Generac , Mastercard Thursday May 2 8:30 a.m. Continuing Jobless Claims 8:30 a.m. Initial Claims 8:30 a.m. Unit Labor Costs preliminary 8:30 a.m. Productivity preliminary 8:30 a.m.