U.S. Markets Brace for 5 Key Data Releases in 90 Minutes on Thursday

3 articles · Updated · Barchart · May 24

Thursday packs Q1 GDP, April core PCE, durable goods orders, jobless claims and new home sales into a 90-minute window, giving investors a compressed read on growth, inflation, business demand, housing and labor.
Core PCE will be the focal point because it is the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, while any GDP revision and shifts in claims or durable goods could quickly reshape recession and rate-cut expectations.
Wednesday’s Salesforce, Snowflake and Marvell results, followed by Dell and Costco on Thursday, will add real-time checks on AI spending, chip and hardware demand, and consumer resilience.
A four-session Memorial Day week could magnify market moves, with thinner liquidity leaving little time to absorb surprises before the weekend.

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