The week ahead: Esther George of the KC Fed will speak about the economy

MONDAY: Treasury securities auction; earnings from Alcoa.

TUESDAY: Wholesale trade; NFIB small business optimism index.

WEDNESDAY: Federal Reserve’s Beige Book on regional economic conditions; import and export prices; earnings from Commerce Bancshares, Delta, Intel.

THURSDAY: Initial jobless claims; Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, speaks about the economy in Oklahoma City.

FRIDAY: Consumer price index; consumer sentiment; industrial production; retail sales; business inventories; earnings from U.S. Bancorp.

This story was originally published July 8, 2016 at 8:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Esther George of the KC Fed will speak about the economy."