CNBC's Jim Cramer said he's looking toward quarterly reports from Costco and KB Home, as well as new economic data that could inform the Federal Reserve's next decision about interest rates.
Cramer said the Fed's successful start to the easing cycle is leading the market in a positive direction. "The backdrop is now friendly. Don't treat it with hostility, please," he said."When the Fed wants to be your friend, the best way to try to make money is by embracing the Fed's friendship."But regardless of the week's events, Cramer said the Fed's successful start to the easing cycle is leading the market in a positive direction.
"We're in a rate cut cycle now, ok, it's very different from, from the last couple years. So, the backdrop is now friendly. Don't treat it with hostility, please," he said."When the Fed wants to be your friend, the best way to try to make money is by embracing the Fed's friendship.
On Friday, the Commerce Department will release the personal consumption expenditures price index, a key metric for the Fed as members weigh their next interest rate decision. Cramer said these figures will trigger"a whole new guessing game" on Wall Street about how many rate cuts — and by how many basis points — the Fed will implement, if at all, over the next few months.
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