Bank earnings are the main event on today's calendar, as JP Morgan and Wells Fargo announce results before the opening bell.
The Commerce Department will also release the producer price index for March at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect increases of 0.1 percent for both the overall reading and the core number, which excludes food and energy. They contracted 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent respectively in the previous month.
The University of Michigan's consumer-sentiment index, scheduled for 9:55 a.m. ET, is expected to increase to 81 from 80 in March. Industrial supplier Fastenal also issues results before the opening bell.
Next week's holiday-shortened agenda keeps the focus on company news, starting with Citigroup, M&T Bank, and J.B. Hunt Transport on Monday morning. The Eurozone also reports industrial production and monthly retail sales come out in the United States.
Tuesday brings Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola before the opening bell, along with Intel, CSX and Yahoo in the afternoon. Germany's Zew survey of economic sentiment, consumer prices, and the New York Federal Reserve's Empire Index will also be released.
Bank of America, Abbott Laboratories, IBM, Google, and American Express are the big names releasing results on Wednesday. European inflation numbers, housing starts, building permits, and the Fed's Beige Book survey of economic conditions will be released as well.
Thursday is packed with results from companies including General Electric, Honeywell, PepsiCo, UnitedHealth, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Union Pacific. Weekly jobless claims and the Philadelphia Fed's regional index are the main economic reports.
Markets are closed Friday in observation of Good Friday.
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