Market participants are preparing for a significant week of global events and corporate activity starting January 19, 2026. While U.S. markets remain closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, focus will quickly shift to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The event is expected to feature addresses from U.S. President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and European leaders including Friedrich Merz and Christine Lagarde.
Simultaneously, the first major wave of the earnings season arrives with 88 companies valued over $1 billion scheduled to report. Key releases include Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, Procter & Gamble, and Intel. Investors will also navigate a dense economic calendar featuring Chinese GDP, Eurozone CPI, and central bank decisions from Japan and China, all of which are expected to influence equity index futures and global currency markets.