Looking Ahead: Economic Reports for the Week of Feb. 4


ECONOMIC REPORTS Data to be released include factory orders for December (Monday); the Institute for Supply Management nonmanufacturing index for January (Tuesday); weekly jobless claims, fourth-quarter productivity and consumer credit for December (Thursday); the trade deficit for December and wholesale trade inventories for December (Friday).


CORPORATE EARNINGS Companies scheduled to release quarterly earnings: Gannett, Humana and Yum Brands (Monday); Archer Daniels Midland, BP, Kellogg, NYSE Euronext, Sirius XM Radio, Toyota Motor, UBS, Walt Disney, Take-Two Interactive Software and Zynga (Tuesday); CVS Caremark, GlaxoSmithKline, Madison Square Garden, Time Warner, Allstate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, News Corporation and Visa (Wednesday); Cigna, Credit Suisse, Daimler, K.K.R., The New York Times, Sony, Sprint Nextel Activision Blizzard, Hasbro and LinkedIn (Thursday); AOL and Nissan (Friday).


IN THE UNITED STATES On Monday, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, will address the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.


On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission will hold hearings in Manhattan and Hoboken, N.J., on the resiliency of telephone networks during natural disasters; the Congressional Budget Office releases its twice-yearly outlook for the budget and economy; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission holds a daylong public meeting to discuss its proposed rules to enhance protection of client funds held by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations; and a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will conduct a hearing about energy security and innovation.


On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee will conduct a hearing about the role of the Federal Housing Administration in the mortgage insurance market.


On Thursday, retailers will report January same-store sales.


OVERSEAS On Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will meet in Berlin with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain.


On Thursday, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England will issue decisions about interest rates, and European leaders will meet through Friday in Brussels seeking an agreement on a budget for the European Union.


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