Search authoritative financial news and economic calendars (Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, MarketWatch, Investing.com, Fed website, official government data release schedules). Compile a comprehensive calendar for this week (Monday through Friday): **Economic Data Releases:** For each day, list every scheduled release: CPI, PPI, jobs data (NFP, jobless claims), GDP, retail sales, PMI, housing data, consumer confidence, etc. Include the release time (ET), the prior reading, and the consensus expectation. **Central Bank Activity:** Fed speeches, FOMC minutes, rate decisions. Also note ECB, BoJ, BoE, or PBoC activity if relevant to US markets. **Geopolitical/Political:** Any elections, trade policy developments, sanctions, or political events that could move markets. For each item include: date, time, event name, prior value, expected value, and importance level (High / Medium / Low).
Weekly Market Calendar
Search for major corporate events happening this week: **Earnings Reports:** The most market-moving earnings reports this week. Focus on: mega-cap companies (AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, NVDA, META, TSLA), sector bellwethers, and high-volatility names. For each: date, time (before/after market), analyst consensus EPS and revenue, the stock's average historical earnings move. **Corporate Events:** Product launches, investor days, conferences (e.g., JPMorgan Healthcare, CES), analyst days, stock splits, index reconstitutions, or IPO pricings. **Regulatory/Legal:** Antitrust rulings, SEC actions, or legal decisions affecting major companies. For each event: company, ticker, date, event type, and brief description of expected impact.
Using the economic calendar and corporate events from the previous steps, create the Weekly Market Calendar email: **Week at a Glance** — 3-sentence summary of the most important themes this week. **Day-by-Day Playbook:** For each day (Monday through Friday): - Key events and data releases scheduled - What to watch for and potential market reaction - Which sectors/stocks are most exposed **Top 3 Events of the Week:** The three most market-moving events. For each: - What consensus expects - Bull case (better than expected) and bear case (worse than expected) scenarios - Which stocks/sectors benefit or suffer in each scenario - How to position **Market Context:** - Current S&P 500 / Nasdaq / Russell 2000 trends (near highs, in correction, range-bound?) - VIX level and what it implies about expected volatility - Key technical levels to watch this week **Positioning Take:** Brief (3-5 bullet) actionable view: risk-on or risk-off? Sector tilts? Any hedging considerations? Format as a clean, scannable email with clear section headers.