Magnificent Seven Earnings and Federal Reserve Decision to Dominate Week’s Market Focus

TLDR

• This week, earnings are due from five of the Magnificent Seven tech giants: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple.
• The Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday is anticipated to result in interest rates remaining unchanged within the 3.5% to 3.75% band.
• The Department of Justice has ended its criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, facilitating the path for Kevin Warsh’s confirmation.
• Net income for the Magnificent Seven is projected to increase by 25% in 2026, significantly outpacing the 11% growth forecast for the rest of the S&P 500.
• Energy majors Exxon and Chevron are also reporting, with investors keen to assess the impact of the Iran conflict.

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(SeaPRwire) –   The most active week of the earnings season begins Monday, featuring financial reports from five of the world’s largest corporations.

Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all scheduled to release their results on Wednesday, with Apple reporting on Thursday.

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These five firms constitute part of the Magnificent Seven, a cohort of major technology companies that have been primary drivers of the stock market’s upward trajectory in recent years.

Tesla has already published its results. Nvidia is the sole member of the group that will report later in the season.

The Magnificent Seven encountered a challenging beginning to 2026. In the last week of March, the collective market value of the group declined by $850 billion. By the end of the month, all seven stocks were in negative territory for the year.

Their performance has since recovered. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF has delivered a 13% return over the past month, outperforming the S&P 500’s 9% gain.

According to Morgan Stanley, the group’s net income is forecast to expand by 25% in 2026, substantially higher than the 11% growth anticipated for the other 493 companies in the S&P 500.

AI Spending in Focus

Updates on artificial intelligence infrastructure expenditure will be a key area of focus for investors. Recent announcements from both Meta and Microsoft have sparked questions—Meta disclosed 8,000 job cuts, while Microsoft provided buyout packages to certain employees.

Alphabet stated earlier this year that it plans to approximately double its capital expenditures. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has described the company’s chip business as being “on fire.”

Investors in Apple will also be attentive to signals from incoming CEO John Ternus, who is succeeding Tim Cook.

Overall markets finished the previous week positively. The S&P 500 increased 0.8% on Friday, resulting in a 0.6% weekly advance. The Nasdaq climbed 1.6% on Friday, securing a 1.5% weekly rise. The Dow Jones fell 0.2% for the day and declined 0.4% over the week.

Fed Holds Steady — and Powell Gets Good News

The Federal Open Market Committee convenes on Tuesday and Wednesday, with its interest rate announcement scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Market participants are assigning a 99.5% probability that rates will be maintained in the 3.5% to 3.75% interval.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell also received favorable personal news on Friday. The Justice Department closed its criminal investigation into Powell concerning budget overruns during renovations at the Federal Reserve building.

The Senate Banking Committee has arranged a session for Wednesday morning, during which it may vote on the nomination of Kevin Warsh for the next Fed chair. Warsh is President Trump’s selection to succeed Powell when his term concludes in May.

The PCE inflation report for March is due on Thursday and is forecast to indicate a year-over-year inflation rate of 3.5%, an increase from the previous reading of 2.8%.

Energy firms Exxon and Chevron report their earnings on Friday, with markets monitoring for any indication of how the conflict in Iran has influenced oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz.