Economic Calendar: Aug 31 – Sept 4

Monday August 31

China’s PMI

Japan’s retail sales and industrial production

Germany CPI and retail sales

U.K. markets closed

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Tuesday September 1

Japan’s capital spending and manufacturing PMI

Euro zone CPI, manufacturing PMI and jobless rate

(9:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for August.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for August.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. construction spending for July.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Manufacturing for August.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey for July.

Also: Canadian and U.S. auto sales for August.

Earnings include: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.; Dell Technologies Inc.; Medtronic PLC; Palo Alto Networks Inc.

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Wednesday September 2

Japan’s consumer confidence

(8:15 a.m. ET) U.S. ADP National Employment Report for August.

(9:45 a.m. ET) Bank of Canada’s rate decision with Governor Tiff Macklem’s press conference to follow.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. factory orders for July.

(2 p.m. ET) U.S. Beige Book is released.

Earnings include: Broadcom Inc.; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.; Major Drilling Group International Inc.; Rockpoint Gas Storage Inc.; Snowflake Inc.

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Thursday September 3

Japan’s and Euro zone’s services and composite PMI

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s international merchandise trade for July.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian labour productivity for Q2.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Aug. 29.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. productivity for Q2. The Street is expecting an annualized rate rise of 1.4 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. goods and services trade deficit for July.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Revelio Public Labor Statistics for August.

(9:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s S&P Global Services PMI for August.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Global Services and Compsoite PMI for August.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Services PMI for August.

Earnings include: BRP Inc.; Ciena Corp.; Enghouse Systems Ltd.; Lululemon Athletica Inc.; VersaBank; Zscaler Inc.

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Friday September 4

Japan’s household spending

Germany’s factory orders

Euro zone’s retail sales

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian employment for August. The Street is expecting an increase of 17,500 jobs with the unemployment rate remaining 6.4 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. nonfarm payrolls for August. Consensus is a gain of 58,000 jobs with the unemployment rate remaining 4.1 per cent and average hourly wages gaining 3.1 per cent year-over-year.

(10 a.m. ET) Canada’s Ivey PMI for August.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index for August.