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

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

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

Lennar Corporation

Accenture plc

The Kroger Co.

Moderate growth on Wall Street paused after an Israeli airstrike on Iran triggered a rise in oil prices and a decline in stock prices at the end of the first full trading week of June. At the end of the week, the S&amp;P 500 Index was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq Composite was down 1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.3%.