The week is tough for The U.S. stock market as this period has been one of the most depressed in form of corporate earnings. Investors are not ready to look at market though Federal Reserve is trying its best as investors has forsaken $44 billion worth of stocks for the past five weeks. Still the analysts have hope in the market. 

  The Dow jones Industrial average, the Nasdaq Composite COMP. the S&P 500 – all of them were down when last week ended while the first and the last for third consecutive week and the middle for fourth.

  This loss did not put Jeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James down as he still predicts that buying interest will recover soon. He quoted “We are in the process of making a meaningful low.” 

  Earnings:

  71% out of 90% of S&P 500 companies have shown better earnings in first-quarter earnings, which may be due to fewer expectations than performance enhancement. 

  There will be clarity if the weakness  is due to upscale brands like Macy’s Inc. M, +0.03%  and Nordstrom Inc. JWN, -13.42% . Analysts measured by FactSet believe Price competitive retailers like Wal Mart to report earnings of 88 cents a share on revenue of $113.1 billion.

  Some other retailers about to release earnings are Home Depot Inc. HD, -0.79% Lowe’s Cos. LOW, -0.52% Staples Inc. SPLS, +0.85% and Target Corp. TGT, -2.28%

  Economic Data:

  Economists are cautioning that quick rise will be a harbinger of a forthcoming Fed rate trek. 

  The arrival of Industrial yield and limit usage information for April on Tuesday will permit financial specialists a further look into the soundness of the U.S. fabricating segment while the jobless information on Thursday will likewise be investigated.

  The Federal Reserve:

  Though the Chairman of Fed Reserve Janet Yellen had not promised anything about rate decision, many Fed officials have recommended a hike in interest rate with the recovery of economy. 

  As per said Joseph Lavorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank “The April FOMC minutes, released on Wednesday afternoon, are likely to strike a more balanced tone than the dovish meeting statement. This is because various FOMC participants have made comments over the past several weeks emphasizing policy flexibility and the Fed’s expectation that output growth will rebound after a soft first quarter.

  Crude oil:

  It’s both a boon and a bane for the US market whatever happens to the crude oil price as it depends on who is going to purchase. Still the stock prices depend on the crude oil price and oil prices may get a hike soon. One barrel of oil priced at $ 46.21 after a fall in the New York Mercantile Exchange.

  U.S. Dollar:

  There is a prediction by Bank of America Merrill Lynch that US Dollar rally will continue which will have a big impact on the stocks as US goods will start costing more in other countries which will be a drawback for the multinational companies.