US Market Holidays: US indices Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq have so far performed on a bearish note in 2025. Year-to-date, these three major indices have dipped between 1% to 2% so far. The week ahead is expected to be packed with key economic data including CPI inflation which will give a brief clarity on US Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy outlook. However, notably, in 2025, there will be four Mondays when trading on Wall Street will be closed. Is January 13 one of them?
US Market Holidays 2025:
There are two major exchanges in the US namely NYSE and Nasdaq. As per their holidays list for 2025, there are four Mondays in the current year, where trading will be closed in Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq. These dates are:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: The latest upcoming US market holiday is for honouring Martin Luther King, and the date is January 20th, Monday.
Washington’s Birthday: This falls on February 17th Monday, and the market will be closed.
Memorial Day: Meanwhile, this year, Memorial Day also falls on Monday, May 26th which is among the major holidays in the country.
Labor Day: Lastly, September 1 which also falls on Monday in 2025, will lead to a shutdown of trading on the stock exchanges.
That being said, the US market is open on January 13.
US Market:
As per Trading Economics, US stock futures showed little movement on Monday as investors brace for a week packed with critical economic data and major earnings reports. On the economic front, attention will turn to Tuesday’s producer inflation figures and Wednesday’s consumer inflation data, along with key remarks from Federal Reserve officials.
Major corporate earnings will also be in focus, especially of big banks including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America who are scheduled to announce their quarterly earnings later this week.
Last week, on Friday, Dow Jones and Nasdaq Composite dipped by over 1.6% each, while S&P 500 index tumbled by 1.5%.
Trading Economics data indicated that these losses followed a robust jobs report, which dampened expectations for further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year. Markets are currently forecasting that the central bank will hold rates steady during its upcoming meetings in January and March.
US Market Weekly Outlook:
Nathan Peterson, Director of Derivatives Analysis at Charles Schwab in his note said, “We will be getting the monthly CPI/PPI data next Tuesday/Wednesday which will likely dictate the near-term trajectory of yields. The market will also be closely monitoring the Q4 earnings season unofficial kickoff with the big banks starting next Wednesday. If yields are going to be moving higher because of stronger economic data and warmer inflationary data, then the bulls will want to see Q4 earnings back up their position. I’m finding it difficult to ascertain which way stocks will move next week because I believe that much of the direction depends on the inflation data and subsequent response in bond yields.”
He added, “The technical setup is also difficult to pinpoint since we have the SPX apparently finding support at the 100-day SMA (bullish), but the NDX losing support at the 50-day SMA and the DJI losing support at the 100-day SMA today. Therefore, I’m going to go with a forecast for next that includes “elevated volatility” and “slightly bearish,” since I think the odds that we close lower next Friday vs. today is greater than 50%. What could challenge my outlook? If the inflation data comes out in line or slightly cool and yields move lower it will likely be a bullish week for stocks.”
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