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Wall Street heads into a busy week highlighted by central bank policy decisions, major tech events, and a heavy slate of earnings reports.
The Federal Reserve will take center stage Wednesday when it announces its latest interest rate decision, followed by a press conference from Chair Jerome Powell. Fed funds futures show a near certainty that the FOMC keeps rates on hold. Investors will also watch the February Producer Price Index earlier in the day for additional signals on inflation trends.
Technology stocks could see movement from Nvidia’s (NVDA) four-day GTC conference in San Jose, where CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote and companies including Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA) are expected to participate. Developments at the event could affect chipmakers such as AMD (AMD), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Broadcom (AVGO), and Intel (INTC).
Corporate earnings are also in focus, with reports due from Micron Technology (MU), FedEx (FDX), Alibaba (BABA), lululemon (LULU), Docusign (DOCU), and General Mills (GIS).
Markets may see additional volatility Friday during the quarterly triple witching options expiration, while WTI crude April futures (CL1:COM) expire amid a volatile period for the oil market.
Earnings
Earnings spotlight: Monday, March 16: Dollar Tree (DLTR). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Tuesday, March 17: lululemon (LULU). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Wednesday, March 18: Tencent (TCEHY), Micron (MU). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Thursday, March 19: Alibaba (BABA), FedEx (FDX). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Friday, March 20: XPeng (XPEV). See the full earnings calendar.
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(Free Full Article) The article argues that the recent rise in oil prices following attacks on Iran is likely temporary and does not signal strong long-term upside for oil markets. The author views the muted market reaction and recent industry mergers, such as the Coterra-Devon deal, as signs that the sector lacks meaningful growth opportunities. Private equity investors are also reducing capital allocation to oil and gas, shifting instead toward electrical infrastructure and energy transition investments.
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