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What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

Nvidia and several major retailers report earnings. Plus, the April New Residential Construction report is slated for release.

Jillian Moore May 15, 2026

Securities in This Article

Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week

Wednesday, May 20

Minutes from the March Federal Open Market Committee Meeting

Thursday, May 21

April New Residential Construction report
- Preliminary Building Permits (seasonally adjusted annual rate): FactSet consensus 1375K versus 1363K in March
- Housing Starts (seasonally adjusted annual rate): FactSet consensus 1418K versus 1502K in March
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims report for the week ended May 16: FactSet consensus 215K versus 211K for the week ended May 9
May Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Index: FactSet consensus 14.0 versus 26.7 in April
May Purchasing Managers Index Composite: FactSet consensus 52.2 versus 51.7 in April

Company Earnings

Monday, May 18: Baidu, Inc. BIDU
Tuesday, May 19: The Home Depot HD
Wednesday, May 20: Target TGT, Lowe LOW, Nvidia NVDA
Thursday, May 21: NIO, Inc. NIO, Walmart WMT

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