The Market this week

Monday

• Ben Bernanke gives key note address discussing the results of the stress tests all the way through Wednesday.

Tuesday

• March trade gap.  Expected to widen to $29.2 billion from $26 billion.  Lowest level in 9 years
• National association of realtors report Q1 median home prices
• Senate finance committee holds hearing on funding health care reform.
• Treasury release April budget

Wednesday

• April sales expected to fall 0.1% after falling 1.2% in March
• Sales excluding auto are expected to have held steady after falling 1% in March.
• Import & Export prices
• March business Inventory
• Weekly crude oil inventories

Thursday

• April PPI expected at 0.1% after falling 1.2% in March.
• WMT reports quarterly results

Friday

• CPI expected to be unchanged after falling 0.1% in March
• Core CPI expected to have risen 0.1% after rising 0.2% in March
• NY empire state manufacturing index expected to decline to a reading of –15 from –14.65 in April. 
• April capacity utilization
• Industrial production
• May consumer sentiment index.