Business glance

MONDAY

• Spain releases second-quarter gross domestic product.

TUESDAY

• Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for June; Labor Department releases second-quarter employment cost index; Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for May; Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates.

• The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for July.

WEDNESDAY

• Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for July; Commerce Department releases construction spending for June.

• Automakers release vehicle sales for July.

• Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims; Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates; Commerce Department releases factory orders for June.

• Selected chain retailers release July sales.

FRIDAY

• WASHINGTON – Labor Department releases employment data for July.