Updates on housing, jobs and the Fed meeting highlight a busy week ahead. On Tuesday, look for home price appreciation data for November from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index.
From the labor sector, ADP’s Employment Report will give us an update on private payrolls for January when it is released on Wednesday. The latest Jobless Claims data will be reported on Thursday while Friday brings the Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report for January, which includes Non-farm Payrolls and the Unemployment Rate.
As noted above, the Fed’s two-day meeting begins Tuesday, with the Monetary Policy Statement and press conference coming on Wednesday.