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It started last week as one of the markets for markets, but it ended with a commercial war.
Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Industrial weights such as UPS and Boeing led to early main addresses, GDP data came somewhat stronger than expected, even when the definitions were hurried to some data, and The Federal Reserve maintains fixed interest rates – Maintaining September pieces in play.
However, President Donald Trump revealed a procession of definitions late Thursday on dozens of countries to enter on August 7, threatening to increase global trade and increase prices for American consumers. On Friday, a brutal job report showed that employers added only 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains were widely revised during the previous two months – the weakest extension in the market since 2020. I sent fainting arrows To finish the week.
Now the focus is moved to the stages of the trade war and a huge one in profits, with Disney, McDonald’s, Palantire and a wave of reported pharmaceutical giants-all against the background of the intermediate geographical geography constantly.
Here is what to see in the markets this week.
Monday 4 August
The week starts with the factory orders in June at 10 am East time, providing a reading of capital spending and manufacturing the request for late summer. On the side of the profits, it is a crowded start with more than 150 reports companies, including Palantir Technologies, Mercadolibre and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
Tuesday 5 August
Here comes another heavy day for both data and profits. On the Economic Front, the morning starts with the US trade deficit at June at 8:30 am EST, followed by ISM services in July at 10 am, a closely monitored scale for the largest economy sector.
The profit calendar is more tired, with 335 companies. The main addresses include AMD, Caterpillar, AMGEN, Arista Networks, Pfizer, Duke Energy, Transdigm, BP, Marriott and Diaageo. Expect a lot of comments on performance at the sector level, extending from artificial intelligence, semi -conductors, energy, alcohol, travel, and the estimated sector of the consumer.
Wednesday, August 6
The middle of the week brings a break on the economic data front-there is nothing decided-but one of the most crowded days in the profit season, with 465 companies known as reporting.
The names of the marquee today extend over several sectors: Novo Nordsk (GLP-1 DRUGS), Disney (flow, entertainment gardens), and McDonald’s (snack rolls, chicken strips). The results will also come from Uber, Shopify, Applovin, Doordash, Mckesson, Thomson Reuters and Airbnb.
Through such a wide collection, investors can expect newspaper headlines that transport the market across various sectors, including health care, technology and industries-and many router updates that will form the market listing for Q3.
Thursday, August 7
The last Trump tariff is scheduled to apply on Thursday.
It also lands the harshest economic calendar in the week on Thursday, as a flood of data was linked to the largest day of profit in the season – with Count ‘EM – 606 reports.
On the macro side, the morning brings primary unemployment claims and Q2 at 8:30 am et- main readings on the strength and efficiency of the labor market. At 10 am, the sentence inventory lists arrive in June along with a speech from the Federal Reserve Chairman in Atlanta Rafael Bustic, giving the markets a possible policy amid weeks (and weeks) of heavy reserve gossip. Today, consumer credit in June wraps at 3 pm, providing an insight into borrowing trends.
The profits are seen (GLP-1S) again, Toyota (global demand for car amid customs tariffs), and Sony (games and entertainment). The reports of Gilead Sciences, Conocophillips, Constellation Energy and Brookfield. Again, the profits will extend almost every sector: Pharma, cars, financing, name it whatever you want.
Friday, August 8
The week ends with a quieter note of economic data, with no major American reports – a welcome break after the flood of data on Thursday. The markets still have a lot of digestion, with the end of the profit season, and some prominent names are scheduled to be reported.
The prominent points include Under Armor, as it offers a reading on the demand for sportswear, Wendy’s, which will present an insight into the fast -footed traffic and pricing power. Although the market engines are not on their own, these results should add a tissue to the total image of spending on consumers, as it might be.
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2025-08-03 09:12:00



