The rally marked the third consecutive weekly gain, supported by cooler September inflation that likely clears the way for a rate cut at the October 29 FOMC meeting. With inflation slowing and labor data delayed by the government shutdown, the Fed\u2019s focus has shifted toward stabilizing growth and employment.<\/p>\n
Investors will now turn attention to a packed earnings calendar and a critical week for monetary policy. Over half of S&P 500 companies are set to report results, including tech heavyweights Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple. Management commentary on AI spending, consumer demand, and capital expenditure will guide near-term sentiment.<\/p>\n
Markets continue to \u201cclimb the wall of worry,\u201d balancing solid earnings with trade and tariff concerns. With valuations at cycle highs, earnings strength and Fed policy will determine whether the bull market \u2014 now in its third year \u2014 extends further into 2026.<\/p>\n
Economic Releases & Notable Earnings<\/p>\n
Monday, Oct 27
Before the Open:
\u2022 Bank of Hawaii (BOH), est. $1.17
\u2022 Carter\u2019s (CRI), est. $0.73
\u2022 Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), est. $0.54
\u2022 Revvity (RVTY), est. $1.14
Economic Releases:
\u2022 No releases scheduled
After the Close:
\u2022 Waste Management (WM), est. $2.02<\/p>\n
Tuesday, Oct 28
Before the Open:
\u2022 A.O. Smith (AOS), est. $0.91
\u2022 UPS (UPS), est. $1.30
\u2022 UnitedHealth (UNH), est. $2.79
Economic Releases:
\u2022 13:00 GMT \u2013 S&P\/CS Composite-20 HPI y\/y, forecast 1.9% (prior 1.8%)
\u2022 14:00 GMT \u2013 CB Consumer Confidence, forecast 93.9 (prior 94.2)
After the Close:
\u2022 Alphabet (GOOGL), est. $2.28
\u2022 Visa (V), est. $2.97
\u2022 Amkor (AMKR), est. $0.43<\/p>\n
Wednesday, Oct 29
Before the Open:
\u2022 Boeing (BA), est. \u2013$5.16
\u2022 Caterpillar (CAT), est. $4.53
\u2022 CVS Health (CVS), est. $1.37
Economic Releases:
\u2022 18:00 GMT \u2013 FOMC Rate Decision, forecast 4.00% (prior 4.25%)
\u2022 18:30 GMT \u2013 Fed Press Conference
After the Close:
\u2022 Microsoft (MSFT), est. $3.66
\u2022 Meta Platforms (META), est. $6.72
\u2022 Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), est. $1.95<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rally marked the third consecutive weekly gain, supported by cooler September inflation that likely clears the way…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[414,351,138,4234,219,41416,74329,4244,74330,74331,74332,609,4245,111,139,69,4247,643,4248,6041],"class_list":{"0":"post-101791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-amazon","9":"tag-apple","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-dow-jones","12":"tag-economy","13":"tag-fundamental","14":"tag-home-page-1","15":"tag-indices","16":"tag-james_nasdaq_news","17":"tag-james_sp500_forecast","18":"tag-james_stocks_forecast","19":"tag-microsoft","20":"tag-nasdaq-100","21":"tag-new-zealand","22":"tag-newzealand","23":"tag-nz","24":"tag-sp-500","25":"tag-stocks","26":"tag-technical","27":"tag-weekly"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}