Market Strategy

However your trades performed in 2025, you can restart the clock in just a few days. Jobless claims, Fed meeting minutes and pending home sales data will highlight another holiday-shortened week as traders get a day off for the New Year’s Day holiday on Thursday.

The data drought of the government shutdown is giving way to a deluge. Several long-awaited economic reports are on the schedule this week.

This week, the Federal Reserve takes center stage.

After a strong, short Thanksgiving week for U.S. stocks, a busy schedule of economic indicators and corporate earnings awaits.

This trading week is—Thankfully—shorter than usual. But there's still work to do. Stock and bond markets are closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Earnings from artificial intelligence giant Nvidia and retail leaders Walmart, Target, and Home Depot highlight this week’s calendar. Investors will also watch for impacts from the reopening of the government after a 43-day work stoppage, the longest in U.S. history.

S&P 500 futures fell on Tuesday after a strong start to the trading week. Futures linked to the broad market index dropped 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures were down 0.4%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded just above the flatline.

Get ready for a four-day trading week—if you trade bonds. With several key economic reports expected to be delayed by the government shutdown, investors will this week focus largely on corporate earnings reports.

Tech firms will likely command the spotlight during this week’s earnings calendar, though pharmaceuticals and gig economy providers are also likely to be in focus.

A Federal Reserve interest rate decision and a string of Magnificent Seven earnings are among the coming week's top events for investors, who will also continue to monitor the effects of the government shutdown.

Trade is the talk of the town this week. Investors will be watching for updates on trade policy ahead of a scheduled meeting between President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping, as well as a highly anticipated inflation reading, after a volatile week of trading marked by worries about bad loans at regional banks.

After Friday’s big selloff as President Trump fired back at China’s tightening of rare earths export curbs with higher tariffs, investors will be watching closely for the latest trade policy developments.