MONDAY: Treasury securities auction; earnings from Kansas City Life, Lowe’s, Oneok, PetSmart.

TUESDAY: New home sales; consumer confidence; Fed chairman Ben Bernanke speaks; S&P Case-Shiller home price index; earnings from Home Depot, Macy’s, Office Depot, RadioShack.

WEDNESDAY: Pending home sales; durable goods orders; earnings from Anheuser-Busch InBev, J.C. Penney, Limited Brands.

THURSDAY: Gross domestic product; initial jobless claims; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; earnings from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Deutsche Telekom, Great Plains Energy, Kohl’s, Sears Holdings, Wendy’s, Westar Energy.

FRIDAY: February motor vehicle sales; consumer sentiment; construction spending; personal income and outlays.