Fedspeak, PCE print, GameStop earnings: What to Watch Next Week
Yahoo Finance Live co-hosts Josh Lipton and Julie Hyman cap the week off by previewing the top headlines and events that should be on investors' watchlists for next week, including statements from several Federal Reserve officials, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index print, and earnings from companies like GameStop (GME) and pharmacy chain Walgreens (WBA).
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Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
Video Transcript
JOSH LIPTON: Time now for what to watch next week, which will be a holiday-shortened week with markets closed on Friday for Good Friday. Starting out with the Fed, we're going to be getting new Fed commentary throughout the week from Fed governors Lisa Cook and Christopher Waller. Fed Chair Jerome Powell will cap off the week on Friday after the latest PCE numbers come in.
Plus, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee is speaking with Yahoo Finance's very own Jennifer Schonberger. That is live this Monday at 9:00 AM Eastern on the Morning Brief. You won't want to miss it.
JULIE HYMAN: Taking a look at economic data, the latest PCE reading coming out on Friday. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge giving us more insight on the health of the economy. An economist forecast PCE will tick up slightly month over month, but core PCE should go down.
JOSH LIPTON: And moving over to the earnings front, McCormick and company GameStop, Carnival, Rumble, Lands' End, and Walgreens all reporting next week. Carnival will share its first quarterly results on Wednesday. American Cruise line having a slow start to the year down about 8% but closing higher today.
