Microsoft Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Apple Inc.

After new <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ii-vozvrasaetsa-v-fokus-vnimania-s-p-500-i-nasdaq-composite-dostigli-rekordov">records</a> in the U.S. stock market, investors are preparing for the busiest week of the reporting season. Although the situation around Iran is still unpredictable, traders will have many other significant catalysts, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mag-7-earnings-bonanza-and-powells-home-stretch-what-to-watch-this-week-113016596.html#:~:text=The%20Iran%20situation%20may%20remain%20uncomfortably%20fluid%20for%20many%2C%20but%20investors%20will%20have%20plenty%20of%20other%20catalysts%20to%20answer%20the%20market%27s%20questions%20%E2%80%94%20and%20raise%20new%20ones.">points out</a>. The main event will be the financial results for the last quarter of five corporations from the so-called "Magnificent Seven". Technology giants <b>Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms</b> and<b> Apple</b> are expected to present their financial results.

Magnificent 7 earnings, Fed and ECB rates: what investors need to know this week

Fears of stagflation amid war with Iran have led to a sharp decline in the global debt market: in March, the value of bonds fell by more than $2.5 trillion. For the bond market, this could be the largest monthly decline in more than three years, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/bonds-lose-2-5-trillion-in-iran-war-wipeout-that-mirrors-2022">writes.</a>

Bond market lost $2.5 trillion due to war with Iran. This is a repeat of the 2022 collapse

This is the sixth consecutive time the ECB has made such a decision

The European Central Bank, following the Fed, kept rates unchanged amid the war

NVIDIA Corporation

Micron Technology, Inc.

FedEx Corporation

Oil prices have soared more than 40% since the start of the Iranian crisis: on the morning of March 16, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@LCO.1">Brent</a> futures are trading near $105 and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@CL.1">WTI</a> futures are trading around $100 per barrel. This macroeconomic environment complicates the task of the US Federal Reserve, which will have to make a decision on the interest rate this week.

Fed rate, oil price and Micron report: what investors need to know this week

The war in the Middle East, which has deprived the world of about 20% of the global supply of oil and liquefied natural gas, is changing expectations about global inflation, economic growth and the outlook for monetary policy. An average oil price of $150 or even $200 a barrel no longer seems impossible to analysts, and such a rise could reignite inflation.

'An incredible shift': where two weeks of war in Iran has taken the world economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260205~001d26959b.en.html">kept</a> interest rates unchanged - this is the fifth time in a row that the regulator has made such a decision. On February 5, this happened against the background of European officials' assessments of the economic consequences of the euro appreciation and renewed unpredictability in trade relations, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/ecb-holds-rates-as-euro-rally-and-tariffs-threaten-economy">writes</a>.

ECB kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth time in a row

Core inflation excluding food and energy prices was the lowest since October 2021

Eurozone inflation slowed to its lowest in more than a year. What to expect from the ECB?

Palantir Technologies Inc.

The main economic event this week for Wall Street will be the release of January's US jobs report - assuming there is no government shutdown (shutdown). Current funding expired on January 30. The White House and Democrats have reached an agreement that will avoid a shutdown, but the parliament will be able to vote on the funding bill only on February 2, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/jobs-report-amazon-disney-alphabet-palantir-and-more-to-watch-this-week-237b1b53?mod=RTA#:~:text=This%20week%E2%80%99s%20economic,midnight%20on%20Friday.">notes</a>.

Google and Amazon earnings, US employment: what investors need to know this week

The heads of leading central banks around the world have expressed solidarity with the head of the US Federal Reserve, a criminal investigation has been launched against Jerome Powell in the States

'Own goal': investment fund managers on risks over Trump's fight with the Fed

The cycle of monetary policy easing by the world's leading central banks has come to an end. But regulators may have to raise rates already this year. This may become one of the key risks for the markets.

Central banks could raise rates in 2026. This is the "pin" for the market bubble

lululemon athletica inc.

Tesla, Inc.

In Europe, the ECB paused rate cuts, signaling confidence in the economy's resilience. The IPO market comes alive with the strong debut of medtech company Medline. New investor OpenAI could value it at $830 billion - more expensive than Elon Musk's SpaceX. The U.S. is increasing pressure on the commodities sector, forcing Lukoil to sell off foreign assets or accept external management amid sanctions. The main events from December 15 to 19 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: OpenAI's $830 billion valuation, ECB pause and Tesla records

The European Central Bank, as expected, on Thursday, December 18, kept the interest rate unchanged and raised some forecasts for economic growth and inflation, which is likely to strengthen investor forecasts for the absence of further rate cuts, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecb-keeps-rates-steady-nudges-up-growth-forecast-2025-12-18/">writes</a> Reuters. The ECB keeping the rate unchanged can be considered a signal of confidence in the current state of the eurozone economy: growth exceeds expectations, and inflation, despite external trade shocks, remains close to the regulator's target benchmarks, the agency notes.