US Equity Investors to Look Out for Big Tech Earnings, Fed Policy Announcements This Week

05:57 AM EST, 01/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity investors will focus on a flood of quarterly earnings, including from big tech, while keeping an eye on Federal Reserve policy announcements this week.

* The main emphasis will be on Magnificent-7 as the group remains, collectively on an equal weight basis, below its closing level at the end of last year, as reflected by the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS).

* Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Microsoft (MSFT) , and Apple (AAPL) from Mag-7 will report quarterly results. Last week, non-Mag-7 stock Intel's (INTC) results left investors unimpressed by the chipmaker's guidance.

* With Over 12% of S&P 500 firms having reported Q4 results, earnings have risen by 14%, ahead of the FactSet consensus as of Dec. 31 for 8.1% growth, a Friday note from brokerage D.A. Davidson said.

* Apart from the Fed's monetary policy decision this week, investors will also look out for the producer price inflation and durable goods data.

* With inflation now at 2.8% year over year, the Fed "won't have confidence they have won the battle," a Scotiabank note said. "They should have more concern about the jobs picture" given that the most recent private nonfarm payrolls excluding one upbeat sector, healthcare, have been trending lower, the note said.

* BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder is now the front runner for the role of Fed chief, according to media reports. A formal announcement is due soon, possibly this week.

* Investors will keep an eye on the blistering rally in gold and silver amid concerns relating to geopolitics, Fed independence, and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the legality of the Trump administration's tariffs.

* Apart from precious metals, investors will keep an eye on Treasury yields and the dollar following a so-called 'rate check' by the New York Federal Reserve late on Friday, a sign that US and Japanese authorities are coordinating efforts to stem the yen's continuing weakness, according to a report from Reuters.

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