Fed Meeting, Iran Deal: What to Watch This Week -- WSJ

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By WSJ Staff

The Federal Reserve holds its first interest-rate meeting this week under new Chairman Kevin Warsh. Investors will watch for Warsh's views on inflation, the economic impact of the Iran war and more broadly, how he'll run the central bank. Meanwhile, President Trump is at the G-7 summit in France, where a key topic is the administration's deal to end the war with Iran.

Today

-- Economic data: Housing starts, export and import price indexes

-- Treasury auctions: 20-year bonds

-- Earnings: La-Z-Boy, after the bell.

Tomorrow

-- Fed Meeting: The central bank is expected to leave rates unchanged at 2 p.m. ET, followed by Warsh's first press conference as chair. Market odds have leaned toward the next eventual Fed move being a rate hike, but Warsh in his new role has yet to comment in detail about that possibility.

-- Economic data: Retail sales and pending home sales

-- Earnings: Smith & Wesson, Jabil, Carmax

Thursday

-- Economic data: weekly jobless claims, leading indicators report, Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey

-- Central banks: Bank of England and Swiss National Bank interest rate announcements.

-- Earnings: Kroger, Accenture

-- Treasury auctions: 5-year inflation-protected TIPS.

Friday

-- Holidays: U.S. markets are closed for the Juneteenth holiday.

-- Iran-U.S. Deal: The two countries have agreed on an interim peace deal. President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz will be open by Friday, while Iran's foreign minister said his country would sign the deal Friday.

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