What To Expect in the Markets This Week

Earnings and Fed speakers are some of this week’s big attractions, with some Magnificent Seven companies set to report results after a holiday-shortened week that saw the major US indexes finish in the red.

Scheduled quarterly financial updates from Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOG) will command the spotlight this week amid ongoing uncertainty regarding U.S. tariff policy. Boeing (BA), Intel (INTC), and GE Aerospace (GE) are also on tap to report as earnings season rolls on.

Consumer sentiment is in focus as economists monitor reactions to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Durable goods orders and manufacturing and services industry surveys are also on this week’s schedule.

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack are among the US central bank officials scheduled to speak. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has drawn criticism from President Trump in recent ays.

Monday, April 21

• U.S. leading economic indicators (March)
• Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank commence
• W.R. Berkley (WRB) is scheduled to report earnings

Tuesday, April 22

• Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson and Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker are scheduled to deliver remarks
• Tesla, SAP (SAP), GE Aerospace, Verizon Communications (VZ), Capital One (COF), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) are scheduled to report earnings

Wednesday, April 23

• S&P Global flash U.S. PMI (April)
• New home sales (March)
• Federal Reserve Beige Book
• Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, and St. Louis Fed President Alberto Muslem are scheduled to deliver remarks
• Philip Morris International (PM), IBM (IBM), AT&T (T), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), GE Vernova (GEV), ServiceNow (NOW), and Boeing are scheduled to report earnings

Thursday, April 24

• Initial jobless claims (Week ending April 19)
• Durable goods orders (March)
• Existing home sales (March)
• Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari is scheduled to deliver remarks
• Alphabet, Procter & Gamble (PG), T-Mobile (TMUS), PepsiCo (PEP), American Airlines (AAL), Merck (MRK), Comcast (CMCSA), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), and Intel are scheduled to report earnings

Friday, April 25

• Consumer sentiment – final (April)
• AbbVie (ABBV), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Aon (AON), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), and Charter Communications (CHTR) are scheduled to report earnings

Spotlight on Tesla, Alphabet, Boeing Earnings Amid Tariff Uncertainties 

“Magnificent Seven” stalwarts Tesla and Alphabet are set to report this week as investors look for indications on how tariffs and economic uncertainty could affect these companies and clues as to the health of the AI trade.

Tesla’s scheduled earnings on Tuesday come as the electric vehicle maker’s stock has lost more than a third of its value so far this year amid wild volatility related to tariffs and the political activity of CEO Elon Musk. The company reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter deliveries earlier this month. 

Google parent Alphabet is on Thursday’s reporting calendar as the Big Tech firm continues to announce spending to build out artificial intelligence (infrastructure, including a $75 billion announcement earlier this year. Its cloud revenue disappointed analysts when the company reported prior-quarter results. 

Intel’s scheduled report for Thursday puts focus on the U.S. chipmaking industry and its role in tariff policy. The struggling tech company is now working under a new CEO, who has made moves to tighten the company’s focus amid reports that it is in partnership talks with industry peers. IBM and ServiceNow are other tech firms expected to report this week.

Boeing’s report is scheduled on Wednesday. The aircraft maker’s stock has tumbled on reports that Chinese air carriers will stop taking deliveries amid trade tensions. GE Aerospace’s report is scheduled for Tuesday.

Several telecommunications companies are scheduled to deliver their quarterly financial updates, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Comcast, and Charter Communications.  

Investors will look at Thursday’s reports from Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo for indications on consumer spending, while Merck and HCA Healthcare are among health industry firms scheduled to report. 

Investors Watching Consumer Sentiment, Housing Market, Fed Officials’ Remarks

Consumer sentiment will be a theme this week as economists have closely watched a decline in “soft data” amid increasing worries over U.S. tariff policy and how it could influence inflation.

Friday’s scheduled release of the final Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for April is part of four consecutive months of declines for the closely watched consumer survey. 

Scheduled for release Wednesday, new home sales data comes as affordability issues have hamstrung the housing market, with builders often relying on incentives to drive sales. Durable goods order data is expected as the factory sector is also watching the impact of tariffs. The Wednesday scheduled release of “flash” Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) information for the U.S. in April will provide a look at how the import taxes are hitting the manufacturing and services sectors. 

Investors will be following comments from Federal Reserve officials after Fed Chair Jerome Powell roiled markets last week with his assessment that tariffs would likely have an inflationary impact.  Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Cleveland Fed President Hammack, and Philadelphia Fed President Harker are scheduled to speak this week.

In addition, the Federal Beige Book release scheduled for Wednesday will offer an overview of the economy ahead of the central bank’s next meeting on May 6 and 7.