The Week Ahead: Durable goods report set for Monday

MONDAY

• U.S. Commerce Department to release durable goods for December.
• National Association of Realtors will report on pending home sales index for December.

TUESDAY

• Standard & Poor's will release its S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for November.
• The Conference Board will unveil its Consumer Confidence Index for January.
• Federal Reserve policymakers will begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.

WEDNESDAY

• Commerce Department will report on fourth-quarter gross domestic product statistics.
• Federal Reserve is expected to release a statement on interest rates at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

THURSDAY

• U.S. Labor Department will report its weekly jobless claims tally.
• Freddie Mac will release weekly mortgage rates.
• Commerce Department will report on personal income and spending for December.
• Labor Department will release the fourth-quarter employment cost index.
• Germany will report on its January unemployment figures.

FRIDAY

• Labor Department will report on employment data for January.
• Institute for Supply Management will debut its manufacturing index for January.
• Commerce Department will report on construction spending for December.
• U.S. automakers will release vehicle sales figures for January.