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 🎉 The Week Ahead: January 13 - January 19, 2025 🎉

📅 **Monday, January 13**

- **🏦 Treasury Budget** - Keep an eye on how the government's managing its cash flow. 🤑  
  - **Time:** 2:00 PM EST

- **🏠 China Balance of Trade** - Will China's exports keep the global economy humming or hit a snag? 📦  
  - **Time:** 3:00 AM EST

- **🏠 KB Home Earnings $KBH** - Are housing markets still booming or cooling? 🏡  
  - **Time:** After Market Close

 📅 **Tuesday, January 14**

- **📊 Producer Price Index (PPI)** - A peek into inflation from the supply side. Will it signal more price hikes? 🔥  
  - **Time:** 8:30 AM EST

- **📈 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index** - The heartbeat of the U.S. economy. Are small businesses feeling bullish or bearish? 💪  
  - **Time:** 6:00 AM EST

- **💻 Applied Digital Earnings $APLD** - Insights into the tech sector, especially data centers. 🖥️  
  - **Time:** After Market Close

 📅 **Wednesday, January 15**

- **📊 Consumer Price Index (CPI)** - The inflation report everyone's waiting for. Will it bring relief or more Fed anxiety? 🌡️  
  - **Time:** 8:30 AM EST

- **🏭 Empire State Manufacturing Survey** - Manufacturing's health check in the Northeast. Is it back to full steam? 🚂  
  - **Time:** 8:30 AM EST

- **🧑‍⚖️ FOMC Speaker: John Williams** - His words can move markets. Will he signal caution or confidence? 📢  
  - **Time:** 11:00 AM EST

- **🏦 Bank Earnings Extravaganza**:
  - **JPMorgan Chase $JPM** - How's Wall Street's darling doing in this rate environment? 💰  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open
  - **Citigroup $C** - Looking for signs of consumer spending and global business health. 🌍  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open
  - **Wells Fargo $WFC** - Their performance could indicate the state of consumer banking. 🏦  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open
  - **BlackRock $BLK** - Investment insights from one of the biggest players. 📈  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open
  - **Bank of New York Mellon $BK** - Custody and wealth management in focus. 💼  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open

#### 📅 **Thursday, January 16**

- **🛍️ Retail Sales** - Did the holiday shopping spree continue into the new year? 🎁  
  - **Time:** 8:30 AM EST

- **📊 Jobless Claims** - A weekly snapshot of employment health. Are layoffs on the rise? 📉  
  - **Time:** 8:30 AM EST

- **🏭 Philly Fed Manufacturing Index** - Another look at manufacturing, this time from Philly. 🔧  
  - **Time:** 8:30 AM EST

- **🏦 More Bank Earnings**:
  - **Bank of America $BAC** - Will they echo the optimism or caution of their peers? 🏦  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open
  - **Goldman Sachs $GS** - Investment banking's pulse. How's the deal-making scene? 💸  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open
  - **Morgan Stanley $MS** - Wealth management and trading insights. 📊  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open
  - **U.S. Bancorp $USB** - Regional banking's resilience. 🏠  
    - **Time:** Before Market Open

- **🐲 China Q4 GDP** - Is the dragon economy roaring back or still slumbering? 🐉  
  - **Time:** 9:00 PM EST

- **🧑‍🔬 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Earnings $TSM** - Semiconductors are the lifeblood of tech. What's their outlook? 🖱️  
  - **Time:** Before Market Open

#### 📅 **Friday, January 17**

- **🏘️ Building Permits, Housing Starts** - Signals of future housing market trends. Are developers optimistic? 🏗️  
  - **Time:** 8:30 AM EST

#### 🌍 **Global Economic Pulse & Market Outlook:**

- **IMF's World Economic Outlook** - An update on the global economic health. Expect a mix of hope and caution. 🌐

- **Earnings Expectations**: As banks report, we'll get a clearer picture of financial health amidst high rates. Any sign of trouble could ripple through the markets. 📊

- **Inflation and Market Mood**: With inflation still hot, investors are on high alert. This week could set the market's tone for months. 🌡️