Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead

A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market's attention in the week ahead.

Monday November 23

Euro area purchasing managers' index

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. existing home sales for October. Consensus is an annualized rate decline of 2.7 per cent.

Earnings include: Advanced Drainage Systems Inc; GameStop Corp; Post Holdings Inc; Tyson Foods Inc; YY Inc

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Tuesday November 24

Japan manufacturing PMI
Germany gross domestic product

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. GDP and GDP deflator for third quarter (preliminary). Consensus is annualized rate increases of 2.0 per cent and 1.2 per cent, respectively.
(9 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index for September. Consensus is an increase of 0.5 per cent from August and 5.2 per cent year over year.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for November. Consensus is 99.2, up from 97.6 in October.

Earnings include: Analog Devices Inc; Campbell Soup Co.; Dollar Tree Inc; DSW Inc; Eaton Vance Corp; GUESS? Inc; Hormel Foods Corp; HP Inc; Laclede Group Inc; Patterson Companies Inc; Tiffany & Co; TiVo Inc

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Wednesday November 25

Japan leading index

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Nov. 21. Estimate is 270,000, a decline of 1,000 jobs from week of Nov. 14.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. durable goods orders for October. Consensus is an increase of 1.5 per cent from September. Excluding transport, consensus is an increase of 0.4 per cent.
(8:30 a.m.) U.S. personal spending and income for October. Consensus is increases of 0.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent from September , respectively.
(8:30 a.m.) U.S. core personal consumption expenditure price index for October. Consensus is an increase of 0.1 per cent from September and 1.3 per cent year over year.
(10 a.m.) U.S. new home sales for October. Consensus is an annualized rate increase of 6.8 per cent.

Earnings include: Deere & Co; Donaldson Company Inc;

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Thursday November 26

Germany consumer confidence
U.S. markets closed for Thanksgiving

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada survey of employment, payrolls and hours for September
(2 p.m. ET) Ontario economic and fiscal update

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Friday November 27

Japan consumer price index and jobless rate
Euro area economic confidence

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada industrial product price index and raw materials price index for October. Estimates are declines of 0.2 per cent and 1.5 per cent, respectively.

Earnings include: AllianceBernstein Income Fund Inc.; Renren Inc.; Valener Inc.