The January jobless rate will be reported Friday, giving insight into the health of the economy. The rate fell to 6.7 percent in December, the lowest level since 2008. But that was mainly because more people dropped out of the market, and analysts don’t expect that number to hold.
Company earnings reports continue this week, with health insurers including Aetna, Humana and Cigna expected to post profits. Internet-based companies Twitter and Yelp are likely to post losses.
What follows are calendar highlights. (All times are Eastern Standard Time; forecasts by analysts/economists polled by Bloomberg.)
Federal Reserve Events
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker speaks on the economic outlook, 8:30 a.m., before Shenandoah University students in Winchester, Va.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans speaks on “Monetary Challenges for 2014” at the Detroit Economic Club, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser speaks at the 35th Annual Economic Seminar in Rochester, N.Y., 12:30 p.m.
Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart speaks on the economic outlook at the Rotary Club of Birmingham, Ala., 1:40 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 6
Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren speaks on the economic outlook at the New College of Florida in Sarasota, Fla., 5:30 p.m.
Economic Reports
Monday, Feb. 3
Motor Vehicle Sales
PMI Manufacturing Index, 8:58 a.m.
ISM Manufacturing Index 10 a.m.
Construction Spending, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Factory Orders, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
ADP Employment Report, 8:15 a.m.
ISM Non-Manufacturing Index 10 a.m.
EIA Petroleum Status Report, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 6
International Trade, 8:30 a.m.
Jobless Claims, 8:30 a.m.
Productivity and Costs, 8:30 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 7
January employment situation, 8:30 a.m.
Company Earnings Reports
Monday, Feb. 3
Dun & Bradstreet (earnings estimate consensus: $2.85 a share)
Sysco (40 cents)
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Aflac ($1.40 a share)
Archer-Daniels (85 cents)
Becton Dickenson ($1.28)
Buffalo Wild Wings ($1.05)
Clorox (91 cents)
Delphi Automotive ($1.03)
DeVry Education (74 cents)
Emerson Electric (67 cents)
International Paper (87 cents)
Sirius XM Holding (2 cents)
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Allstate (1.39 a share)
Amerco ($2.59)
Coca-Cola Enterprises (52 cents)
Elizabeth Arden ($1.47)
Estee Lauder ($1.06)
Humana (96 cents)
Merck (88 cents)
NASDAQ OMX Group (66 cents)
O’Reilly Automotive ($1.32)
Panera Bread ($1.95 per A share)
Prudential Financial ($2.17)
Ralph Lauren ($2.51)
Revlon
Select Comfort (21 cents)
Shutterfly ($1.08)
Time Warner ($1.15)
Twitter (a loss of 10 cents per share)
Walt Disney (89 cents)
WR Grace ($1.12)
Yelp (a loss of 2 cents per share)
Thursday, Feb. 6
Aaron’s (40 cents a share)
Advance Auto Parts (80 cents)
Aetna ($1.37)
AOL (48 cents)
Dunkin’ Brands (40 cents)
Expedia (75 cents)
General Motors (88 cents)
Kellogg (83 cents)
LinkedIn (9 cents)
New York Times (16 cents per A share)
News Corp. (19 cents per Class A share)
Old Dominion Freight (59 cents)
Philip Morris ($1.37)
Friday, Feb.7
Cigna ($1.48 a share)
Moody’s (76 cents)
NCR (80 cents)
Best wishes,
The Money and Markets Team
