With US govt still shut, focus next week in the US will be on earnings and the Fed

Next week, the FOMC rate decision on Wednesday will be the highlight at 2 PM. Fed chair Powell press conference will follow at 2:30 PM ET. The Fed is expected to cut rates by 25 basis point after cutting rates by 25 basis point at the last meeting and forecasting to more interest rate cuts before the end of the year.

With the government shutdown, the normal economic releases will not take place. Over there are a slew of earnings including Boeing, Microsoft, Meta, alphabet, Amazon, and Apple.

Monday

Before Open

• Keurig Dr Pepper

After Close

• Bed Bath & Beyond

• Whirlpool

Tuesday

Before Open

• SoFi

• UnitedHealth Group

• PayPal

• UPS

• Corning

• D.R. Horton

After Close

• Booking Holdings

• Visa

• Electronic Arts

Wednesday

Before Open

• Verizon

• Boeing

• Caterpillar

After Close

• Meta

• Microsoft

• Alphabet

• Chipotle

• ServiceNow

• Starbucks

Thursday

Before Open

• Eli Lilly

• Merck

After Close

• Amazon

• Apple

• Coinbase

Friday

Before Open

• ExxonMobil

• Chevron

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.