Thursday, Jan 8
Before the Open:
• Acuity (AYI), est. $4.57
• Commercial Metals (CMC), est. $1.57
• Helen of Troy (HELE), est. $1.69
• Lindsay (LNN), est. $1.47
• Neogen (NEOG), est. $0.06
• RPM (RPM), est. $1.41
• Simply Good Foods (SMPL), est. $0.36
• TD Synnex (SNX), est. $3.73
Economic Releases:
• 13:30 GMT – Unemployment Claims, forecast 216K (prior 199K)
• 13:30 GMT – Trade Balance, forecast -58.5B (prior -52.8B)
After the Close:
• Greenbrier (GBX), est. $0.79
• WD-40 (WDFC), est. $1.45

Friday, Jan 9
Before the Open:
• Conagra (CAG), est. $0.44
• Lamb Weston (LW), est. $0.63
• Paychex (PAYX), est. $1.23
• Winnebago (WGO), est. $0.13
Economic Releases:
• 13:30 GMT – Nonfarm Payrolls, forecast 57K (prior 64K)
• 13:30 GMT – Unemployment Rate, forecast 4.5% (prior 4.6%)
• 13:30 GMT – Average Hourly Earnings m/m, forecast 0.3% (prior 0.1%)
• 15:00 GMT – Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment, forecast 53.5 (prior 52.9)

Central Bank Activity

Monday, Jan 5
• Neel Kashkari (Minneapolis Fed) – 17:30 GMT

Tuesday, Jan 6
• Thomas Barkin (Richmond Fed) – 13:00 GMT

Wednesday, Jan 7
• Michelle Bowman (Fed Governor) – 18:10 GMT

Friday, Jan 9
• Thomas Barkin (Richmond Fed) – 18:35 GMT

Fed officials are expected to reiterate their data-dependent stance, with markets pricing in one or two rate cuts this year. Any reference to labor weakness or slowing inflation could strengthen expectations for earlier policy easing.

Technical Outlook