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 * Global stocks rose on Monday, with investors betting on the
Federal Reserve keeping interest rates steady through the rest of
the year.
* The Fed is still likely to raise interest rates this year, unless
global economic conditions push the U.S. economy off course, Fed
Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said on Sunday.
* The Fed pulling the trigger this year was "an expectation, not a
commitment," he said.
* The Fed, which has not raised rates since 2006, has said it is
waiting for signs of stable inflation before lifting rates off
near-zero levels.
* Quarterly reports for the financials sector will be in focus this
week, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and
Citigroup reporting results.
* Financial companies are expected to show earnings growth of 8.4
percent, down from the 14.8 percent expected at the start of the
quarter.
* The financial index has been badly hit due to worries about
trading revenue amid lingering concerns about the health of the
economy.
* S&P 500 companies are now expected to report a 4.5 percent fall in
third-quarter profits, the biggest decline in six years, according
to Thomson Reuters data.
* Several Dow 30 components are also reporting results this week,
including Johnson & Johnson, Intel and General Electric.
* U.S. stocks ended Friday slightly higher, with the S&P 500 posting
its best week in 2015.
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* Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart, Chicago Fed President
Charles Evans and Fed Board Governor Lael Brainard are scheduled to
speak on Monday. All three are voting members of the Federal Open
Market Committee, which regulates open market operations.
* Shares of EMC rose 6.8 percent to $29.75 after CNBC said Dell
would buy the data storage company for about $67 billion.
* Twitter was down 2.6 percent at $30.06 after a report on Friday
that the company was planning layoffs this week.
(Reporting by Abhiram Nandakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Don
Sebastian)
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