Week ahead

Tuesday

Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for November; Conference Board releases Consumer Confidence Index for January; Federal Reserve policymakers begin two-day meeting to set interest rates; American Express Co., Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft Corp. and Starbucks Corp. report their quarterly financial results

Wednesday

Commerce Department releases durable goods for December; Federal Reserve policymakers release statement; Boeing Co., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Tesla Inc. report quarterly financial results

Thursday

Labor Department releases weekly report on unemployment benefits; Commerce Department releases fourth-quarter gross domestic product; Mortgage company Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates; Commerce Department releases new home sales for December; American Airlines Group Inc., McDonald's Corp., Southwest Airlines Co. and Visa Inc. report  quarterly financial results

Friday

Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for December; Labor Department releases employment costs for the fourth quarter; National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for December; Caterpillar Inc. reports quarterly financial results