The producer price index and consumer sentiment are the main events on today's calendar.
The Labor Department is scheduled to report August PPI at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect a 0.1 percent drop overall and a 0.1 percent gain excluding food and energy. That would compare with gains of 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively, in July.
The University of Michigan's consumer-sentiment gauge follows at 10 a.m. ET and is forecast to fall to 91.5 from 91.9 last month. Kroger also reports earnings before the opening bell.
Next week's agenda mostly focuses on the Federal Reserve, although several other economic events are scheduled.
Monday is quiet, but Tuesday brings retail sales, the New York Fed's Empire manufacturing index, industrial production and capacity utilization.
Wednesday features mortgage applications, consumer prices, NAHB's homebuilder-sentiment index, and crude-oil inventories. FedEx and Ascena Retail announce in the morning. Oracle follows after the closing bell.
While Fed's interest-rate decision dominates Thursday's session, jobless claims, housing starts, building permits, the Philadelphia Fed's regional index, and natural-gas inventories are also due. Rite Aid's earnings come out in the pre-market. Adobe Systems is scheduled for the afternoon.
Nothing is scheduled for Friday.
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