Markets were little changed on Sunday ahead of a busy week for investors, who can expect another flood of corporate earnings, economic data and comments from central bankers. Meanwhile, upper-house parliamentary election results from Japan could ripple through global bond markets and jolt U.S. Treasury yields.<\/p>\n
U.S. stocks signaled a calmness on Sunday night that belied a busy week ahead that includes a flood of corporate earnings, economic data and comments from central bankers.<\/p>\n
Futures tied to the\u00a0Dow\u00a0Jones Industrial Average ticked up 44 points, or 010%, reversing an earlier dip. S&P 500 futures were up 0.11%, and\u00a0Nasdaq<\/a>\u00a0futures rose 0.17%, also turning higher.<\/p>\n The yield on the 10-year Treasury edged down 1.1 basis points to 4.42%. The U.S. dollar was flat against the euro and down 0.22% against the yen, after upper-house parliamentary elections in Japan delivered a disastrous blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba\u2019s coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n Earlier forecasts for a poor result for Ishiba had already sent Japanese government bond yields to multi-year highs as investors expected the election to clear the way for more government spending and tax cuts.<\/p>\n Japan\u2019s stock and bond markets are closed Monday, meaning U.S. Treasury yields may see a delayed response to the election later in the week. Higher Japanese yields could make U.S. debt less attractive to local investors, who have typically been big Treasury buyers.<\/p>\n Gold edged up 0.15% to $3,363.20 per ounce. U.S. oil prices rose 0.19% to $67.47 per barrel, and Brent crude climbed 0.12% to $69.36.<\/p>\n After big banks and Netflix<\/a> reported quarterly earnings last week, more tech giants are due. Results for Tesla<\/a> and Google<\/a> parent Alphabet come out on Wednesday, while Intel<\/a> reports on Thursday.<\/p>\n Other big names on deck include Verizon, Coca-Cola<\/a>, Lockheed Martin<\/a>, General Motors<\/a>, RTX<\/a>, Northrop Grumman<\/a>, IBM<\/a>, AT&T, Honeywell, and Union Pacific<\/a>.<\/p>\n Among economic reports that are scheduled are two key housing datasets: existing home sales on Wednesday and new home sales on Thursday. They come amid growing signs of cracks in the housing market<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Governor Michelle Bowman are due to speak at a banking conference.<\/p>\n That\u2019s as President Donald Trump and the White House have continued to wage a pressure campaign against Powell over rates and renovations at the central bank\u2019s headquarters.\n<\/p>\n