HDHome Depot, Inc.
Reports Tue Aug 18Before open6:00 AM ETConfirmed

Home Depot reports at 6:00 AM ET, confirmed, and comparable sales plus pro-customer demand will set the tone for Lowe's and the entire renovation trade this week. With housing affordability still capping new construction, remodel spending is the one lever left.

    KLARKlarna Group plc
    Reports Tue Aug 18Before open7:30 AM ETConfirmed

    Klarna reports at 7:30 AM ET, and credit-loss trends plus US take rate are the numbers that set the tone for the whole buy-now-pay-later trade. Affirm, PayPal and Block holders get their read-through before the bell.

      TOLToll Brothers, Inc.
      Reports Tue Aug 18After close4:30 PM ETConfirmed

      Toll Brothers reports at 4:30 PM ET, the clearest test of whether luxury buyers are still writing checks while starter-home demand stalls under high mortgage rates. Order backlog and incentive spending matter more than the headline earnings number here.

        ZTOZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
        Reports Tue Aug 18After close6:00 PM ETConfirmed

        China's largest parcel carrier reports after the close at 6:00 PM ET, and the number that matters is revenue per parcel: it tells you whether the domestic price war is still grinding down margins or has finally eased, and volume growth alone won't settle it. Read-throughs run straight into Chinese e-commerce.

          SQMChemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc.
          Reports Tue Aug 18After close7:54 PM ETConfirmed

          Chile's lithium giant reports after the close tonight at 7:54 PM ET, the first hard look at whether the lithium price rebound is reaching margins. Volume guidance and any color on the Codelco joint venture matter most, and Albemarle holders will be watching the same details.

            CLOSING BELL
            Asia
            • 🇭🇰 Hang Seng+0.18%
            • 🇨🇳 SSE Composite+0.19%

            Hong Kong turned a flat open into a modest gain, and Shanghai closed at 3,990, within 10 points of 4,000. Beijing has pledged support without big new stimulus, so this grind higher is coming from buyers rather than policy promises.

            MARKET OPEN
            Europe
            • 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.05%
            • 🇩🇪 DAX-0.17%
            • 🇫🇷 CAC 40-0.11%

            London is holding a five point gain while Frankfurt and Paris open lower, leaving the FTSE 100 as Europe's lone green index this morning. With Bank Rate parked at 3.75%, UK large caps are drifting rather than trending.

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            MARKET OPEN
            Asia
            • 🇭🇰 Hang Seng—
            • 🇨🇳 SSE Composite—

            Hong Kong opens unchanged near 3,244, a standoff between Beijing's refusal to add major stimulus and first-half growth strong enough that Hong Kong is set to raise its GDP forecast. Mainland shares opened flat too, leaving the next catalyst to break the tie.