On Tuesday, the January leading economic indicators index is due. The index is expected to have risen 0.5 percent in the month, according to a consensus of economists surveyed by Briefing.com, versus a gain of 0.1 percent in the previous month.
A pair of retailers report earnings on Tuesday. Home Depot is expected to have earned 56 cents per share, according to Thomson Financial/First Call estimates, versus 47 cents a year ago. Fellow Dow 30 retailer Wal-Mart Stores is expected to have earned 83 cents versus 75 cents a year ago.
Also, on Tuesday, the minutes from the Jan. 31 Federal Reserve policy meeting are due to be released.
The January Consumer Price index (CPI) is due Wednesday. CPI is expected to have risen 0.5 percent in the month after falling 0.1 percent in December. The so-called "core" CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is expected to have risen 0.2 percent after rising 0.2 percent in December.
Wednesday also brings the weekly crude oil inventories report.
On Thursday, Toll Brothers, a bellwether for the homebuilders, is expected to report earnings of 92 cents per share, versus 67 cents a year ago.
The January read on durable goods orders is due Friday. The index is expected to have fallen 0.3 percent in the month, after rising 1.8 percent in the previous month, according to economists' predictions
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