Major corporate earnings, April jobs data and the latest inflation report are on tap for investors this week. President Donald Trump will reach his 100th day in office on Wednesday as trade policy developments continue to create
volatile stock market movements
.
Apple (
AAPL
), Amazon (
AMZN
), Microsoft (
MSFT
), Meta Platforms (
META
), ExxonMobil (
XOM
), Coca-Cola (
KO
) and McDonald’s (
MCD
) are among the companies scheduled to release quarterly results on a busy corporate reporting calendar this week.
The April jobs report and the latest reading of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation report come as
President Donald Trump has increased his calls
for the central bank to cut interest rates. Market watchers will also get a look at first-quarter gross domestic product, the latest consumer confidence survey and updated U.S. trade balance data.
More than half of the
Magnificent Seven
companies report earnings this week, along with several noteworthy firms in the tech, energy, finance, and consumer sectors. Investors will also be watching for President Donald Trump's 100th day in office on Wednesday, as stocks are
off to the worst start in a century
.
Coca-Cola’s earnings on Tuesday come as the soda maker’s global business is still exposed to trade barriers, though analysts at JPMorgan said the
company is well-positioned
to weather economic uncertainty from tariffs. McDonald's' scheduled report on Thursday will also provide insight into the health of the U.S. consumer, while General Motors' scheduled report comes amid questions over how
tariffs are affecting automakers
.
Visa’s report on Tuesday comes as the credit card issuer is reportedly bidding to take over the role of
Apple’s credit card payment network
. Other financial firms scheduled to report this week include Mastercard, HSBC Holdings, UBS, and PayPal.
Cryptocurrency investors will be following Thursday’s report from Strategy (
MSTR
), the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, coming after the bitcoin buyer reported
wider-than-expected losses
in the prior quarter.
Several pharmaceutical firms are on the weekly reporting calendar, including AstraZeneca, Novartis, and Pfizer on Tuesday, followed by Eli Lilly and Amgen on Thursday. Energy will be in focus on Friday with ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell all scheduled to deliver earnings. Exxon has already warned that lower oil prices could result in a
hit to its earnings
.
Other noteworthy earnings scheduled for this week include Starbucks and United Parcel Service on Tuesday, Caterpillar on Wednesday and Airbnb on Thursday.
April Jobs Report, Inflation in Focus
Trump's 100th day in office, the April jobs report, and the latest inflation data are all on the calendar this week as investors look for the impact of tariff policy to begin to
show in economic indicators
.
Friday’s scheduled release of the employment report comes as the jobs market has
remained resilient
amid the uncertainty surrounding tariff policies. March’s report showed a surprising jump in job creation even though the unemployment rate moved slightly higher. Investors will also be watching the private sector payrolls report from ADP and job openings data scheduled for earlier in the week.
The jobs and inflation data will be closely followed by the Federal Reserve ahead of its upcoming meeting on May 6-7, coming as Trump has increased pressure on Chair Jerome Powell over the
central bank’s interest rate policy
. Fed officials are in the commentary blackout period ahead of the meeting.
On Wednesday, market watchers will get their first look at how the broad economy performed in the first quarter, with the scheduled release of U.S. gross domestic product data. The
economy grew less-than-expected
in last year’s final quarter.
Consumer confidence data on Tuesday comes as economists watch how the public reacts to the uncertainty surrounding trade policy. Tuesday’s expected advanced trade balance report will shed more light on the early impact that tariffs are having on U.S. imports and exports.
Investors will also be watching for fresh housing data, including the home price index for February and pending home sales for March.
