A string of earnings, led by tech giants like Alphabet, Amazon and Meta, are on deck this week.— a level it hit Thursday for the first time since 2007. Earnings and inflation data will help to shape whether equities bounce back from a down week. Theshed 3.2% last week. A string of major earnings reports are due Tuesday through Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures data out Friday will offer clues about whether the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again this year.
The first humanitarian aid convoys since the start of the Israel-Hamas war arrived in Gaza over the weekend, and more shipments of food, water and medical supplies are expected Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, and said there will be a"continued flow" of aid into Gaza. Israel intensified airstrikes on the besieged area in recent days, as it holds off on a potential ground invasion.