📅 Key events of the week: What to watch out for in the markets?
This week will bring key economic data, earnings reports and events that could impact global markets. Here's my round-up of the highlights:

🟥Monday:
Presidents Day (Presidents Day) - US stock markets will be closed.

🗣️ Tuesday:
Trump & Musk interview on Fox News - possible market reactions to topics related to regulation, technology and the economy.

Results before the markets open:
💉 Medtronic $MDT - Important results for the healthcare sector.

🍏 Wednesday:
📜Fed FOMC Minutes - What direction will the central bank indicate?

Apple $AAPL Event - Announcing new models and new products!

Results after the markets close:
⛏️ Rio Tinto $RIO - The most influential player in the mining sector.
🛢️ Occidental Petroleum $OXY - How will Trump's actions affect this company's performance?

🛒 Thursday:
📉 Unemployment Claims - State of the U.S. Labor Market.

Results before the markets open:
Walmart $WMT - The largest retail chain will reveal the state of consumer spending.

🚗 Mercedes-Benz $MBG.DE - European auto sector results, will the EU destroy the auto industry in Europe or will it manage to survive?

Post-close results:
🛍️ Alibaba $BABA - A major player in the Chinese e-commerce market.

📊 Friday:
Services/manufacturing PMI - How is the US economy doing?

🏡 Existing Home Sales - An important indicator for the real estate market.

📢 Consumer Sentiment - Shows the willingness of consumers to spend.

After market results:
🏨 VICI Properties $VICI - Gambling results.

But I'll be most interested in Trump and Musk's conversation, along with the Apple conference. I'll be keeping a close eye on Mercedes from the results, it will show us at least a little bit of how the European car industry is really doing.

Which events will you be most interested in?