There are upcoming S&P 500 Earnings Releases, mostly retail business. Before the bell: Estee Lauder (EL), Kohl'soration (KSS), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) After the bell: Applied Materials (AMAT), Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) Also, there are several important data. US: - Core CPI m/m, released by Bureau of Labor Statistics, measures change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy. - Unemployment Claims, released by Department of Labor, measures the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week. UK: - Retail Sales m/m, released by Office for National Statistics, measures change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level.