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Markets had a rebounding run last week, with the S&P 500 notching its longest daily positive streak since January, thanks in part to President Trump backing off on pressuring Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and hinting at leniency on some newly-imposed tariffs. Here's what's happening this week...
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More than 1,000 companies report earnings this week, including some significant potential market movers. Reporting this morning are Visa, Coca-Cola, Novartis, AstraZeneca, HSBC Holding, S&P Global, Pfizer, Honeywell, and Spotify, followed Wednesday by Magnificent 7 members Microsoft and Meta (Facebook), as well as Qualcomm, Caterpillar, and Automatic Data Processing. The hits just keep on coming Thursday with numbers due from Apple, Amazon, Eli Lilly, Mastercard, McDonald's, and Shell, followed Friday by Berkshire Hathaway, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and the Cigna Group. *
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The Fed's preferred inflation gauge, core PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures) is released Wednesday. Economists expect data for March to indicate a 2.5% rise year-over-year, down from February's 2.8%, and inching closer to the Fed's target of 2%. Month-over month estimates are for a 0.1% rise, down from February's 0.4%. Core PCE excludes the volatile categories of food and energy. **
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On Friday, the U.S. jobs report for March is expected to show that payrolls grew 130,000 in March, down from 228,000 in February. The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.2%. Any direct correlation between the new administration's tariff policies and U.S. unemployment is likely still several monthly reports away. ***
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