Bank of Japan expected to maintain the status quo.

The Bank of Japan will announce its monetary policy decision on Tuesday, and is expected to maintain its fiscal stimulus policies. With no change in policy expected, analysts will instead be looking at comments from the bank’s governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, for signs about when the current stimulus is likely to reduced — a step that its counterparts in the United States and Europe have begun to take. Zach Wichter

MANUFACTURING

The question for General Electric: What’s next?

When General Electric reports its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, the numbers from the recent past will matter far less than clarifying what lies ahead. Last week, G.E. announced a surprising $6.2 billion charge to pay for lingering problems in its finance unit. The new chief executive John Flannery suggested that the setback might accelerate his plan for paring back the struggling industrial giant. Steve Lohr

ECONOMY

Europe’s Central Bank may offer clues on future of stimulus.

The surprising strength of the eurozone economy has raised questions about whether the European Central Bank will cut back its stimulus measures sooner than expected. As a result, Mario Draghi, the central bank’s president, is likely to be grilled about the central bank’s intentions on Thursday after a meeting of the Governing Council. In January, the central bank cut its money printing program in half, and has said it will keep up the stimulus at least through September. But statements by some members of the Governing Council have fed speculation that the program could end abruptly after that, setting the stage for interest rate increases in 2019. Jack Ewing

TRADE

Decisions expected on jets and solar products.

The White House faces a Friday deadline for a decision on whether to impose tariffs on foreign solar panels. American makers of the products say they have been devastated by cheap products from China, while others in the solar industry warn that restrictions on imports could raise the price of solar power and make the sector less competitive. The United States International Trade Commission will also cast its final vote on Thursday on a trade case that Boeing brought against the Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier. The trade case is a common one but in this instance it has been heavily politicized; the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain both weighed in on behalf of factories in their countries that help produce Bombardier jets or parts for them. Ana Swanson

Growth estimate may show strength of economy in Trump’s first year.

The Commerce Department will release its initial estimate for economic growth for the final quarter of 2017 on Friday morning, and offer a preview of how much the economy grew in President Trump’s first year in office. Both the second and third quarters of 2017 boasted gains of more than 3 percent on an annual basis. If that happens again, it would be the first time since before the recession that the economy registered three consecutive quarters of 3 percent annual growth. At the moment, most analysts don’t expect that to happen. Wall Street is forecasting a 2.9 percent annual growth rate, adjusted for inflation, for the final three months of 2017. In any case, the meager growth rate of 1.2 percent for the first quarter of 2017 is almost certain to keep the full year’s rate below 3 percent. Patricia Cohen