Calendar
A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market's attention in the week ahead.
Monday September 18
Euro zone consumer price index (CPI)
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian International securities transactions for July are released.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Housing Market Index for September is unveiled.
(4 p.m. ET) U.S. Treasury International Capital for July is announced.
Earnings include: Lennar Corp.
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Tuesday September 19
Germany ZEW Survey
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian manufacturing sales for July are announced. The Street expects a decline of 0.7 per cent from June.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. housing starts for August are unveiled. The consensus projection is an annualized rate increase of 1.7 per cent.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. import and export prices are revealed. The consensus is an increase of 0.4 per cent from July and a rise of 2.2 per cent year over year.
Also: U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting begins (through Wednesday)
Earnings include: Adobe Systems Inc.; AutoZone Inc.; FedEx Corp.; Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.; Progressive Corp.
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Wednesday September 20
Japan merchandise trade balance
Germany producer prices
U.K. retail sales
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. existing home sales for August are announced. The Street is projecting an annualized rate rise of 0.4 per cent.
(10:30 a.m. ET) EIA Petroleum Status Report is revealed.
(2 p.m. ET) U.S. Fed meeting announcement and forecast are released with a press conference with Chair Janet Yellen scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Earnings include: General Mills Inc.
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Thursday September 21
Bank of Japan policy rate
Japan all-industry activity index and department store sales
Euro zone consumer confidence
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian wholesale trade sales for July are released. The analyst estimate is a decline of 1.8 per cent from June.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for the week of Sept. 16 are released. The consensus is 300,000, a rise of 16,000 from the previous week.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey is announced.
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Friday September 22
Euro zone Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August is released. The consensus is a rise of 0.2 per cent from July and 1.5 per cent year over year.
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian retail sales for July are announced. The Street expects an increase of 0.3 per cent from June. Excluding automobiles, the consensus estimate is a 0.5-per-cent increase.
(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September is revealed.
Earnings include: CarMax Inc.