A cyclist passes the Bank of Canada in OttawaAdrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Monday, July 16
The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to report on existing home sales in June. Economists expect unit sales to be 7 per cent above year-earlier levels, and prices to be 3 per cent higher.
Statistics Canada reports on international securities transactions.
The U.S. Commerce Department reports on retail sales in June. Economists expect a rise of 0.2 per cent.
Companies reporting:
Citigroup Inc.
Gannett Co Inc.
Tuesday, July 17
The Bank of Canada announces its benchmark interest rate. Economists expect it to remain unchanged at 1 per cent.
The U.S. Commerce Department reports on the consumer price index in June. Economists expect an annual increase of 1.6 per cent.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board reports on industrial production and capacity utilization in June. Economists expect production to rise by 0.3 per cent, and capacity utilization at 79.2 per cent.
Companies reporting:
CSX Corp.
Forest Laboratories Inc.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Intel Corp.
Johnson & Johnson
Mattel Inc.
Mosaic Co.
Omnicom Group Inc.
State Street Corp.
Coca-Cola Co.
Yahoo Inc.
Wednesday, July 18
The U.S. Commerce Department reports on housing and building permits in June. Economists expect 745,000 starts and 762,000 permits, annualized.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board issues its Beige Book, a survey of economic conditions around the country.
Companies reporting:
Abbott Laboratories
American Express Co.
Bank of America Corp.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
BlackRock Inc.
eBay Inc.
Honeywell International Inc.
International Business Machines Corp.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
U.S. Bancorp
Yum Brands Inc.
Thursday, July 19
The U.S. Labour Department reports on initial jobless claims in the week ending July 14. Economists expect 363,000 new claims.
The U.S. National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales in June. Economists expect 4.62 million annualized sales.
Companies reporting:
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
E*Trade Financial Corp.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Google Inc.
Microsoft Corp.
Morgan Stanley
Nexen Inc.
Philip Morris International Inc.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.
Verizon Communications Inc.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Friday, July 20
Statistics Canada reports on the consumer price index in June. Economists expect an annual rise of 1.7 per cent.
Companies reporting:
General Electric Co.
Xerox Corp.