Financials take early focus this earnings season, with JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo and BlackRock all set to have reported by the end of this week.
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup and others are set to follow next week.
Markets will be particularly focused on any signs of front-loading corporate purchases ahead of expected tariffs, the rate at which firms will passthrough costs to the consumer and the expected impacts of tariffs on the bottom-line for consumer staples.
Walmart have already this week withdrawn their quarterly income forecast given the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, however also stated that tariffs provide an opportunity to growth market share.
This season will see over 50% of the S&P 500 having reported by the end of April, with the week beginning April 28th the busiest of the quarter.