New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- Wall Street investors in the week ahead will primarily focus on the upcoming address by US Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, ahead of the year's final monetary policy decision. Mr Powell is scheduled to speak at a panel discussion in Stanford on Monday.

Beyond the Fed, market participants will closely monitor a raft of critical economic data releases. These include reports on private employment, manufacturing activity, personal income and spending figures, and the much-anticipated, delayed Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index report - a key inflation gauge for the US central bank.

The week also marks a busy period for the earnings season. Several major retail giants are due to report their quarterly re...