Week Ahead: Fed Speeches, Retail Sales

A handful of speeches from influential members of the Federal Reserve, December retail sales data and a key inflation report highlight next week’s economic calendar. At least five key central bank policy makers are scheduled to make speeches next week and investors will all be parsing their words for clues as to when the Fed might raise interest rates again. The Fed raised rates for the first time in a decade at their December meeting and will gather again at the end of January. No shift in rates is expected at that January meeting.