Calendar: Mar 11 – Mar 15

Monday March 11

China CPI, PPI, aggregate yuan financing and new yuan loans

Japan GDP and machine tool orders

U.S. president Joe Biden releases fiscal 2025 budget proposals.

Earnings include: Altius Minerals Corp.; Ballard Power Systems Inc.

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Tuesday March 12

Germany CPI

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. CPI for February. The Street is forecasting an increase of 0.4 per cent from January and up 3.1 per cent year-over-year.

(2 p.m. ET) U.S. budget balance for February.

Also: Quebec’s budget

Earnings include: Kohl’s Corp.; Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.; Transcontinental Inc.; Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.

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Wednesday March 13

Euro zone industrial production

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s national balance sheet and financial flow accounts for Q4.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. quarterly services survey for Q4.

Earnings include: Dollar Tree Inc.; Lennar Corp.; North American Construction Group Ltd.; Pollard Banknote Ltd.

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Thursday March 14

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s manufacturing sales for January. Consensus is an increase of 0.3 per cent from December with new orders sliding 0.1 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian new motor vehicle sales for January. Estimate is a year-over-year rise of 17.0 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of March 9. Estimate is 216,000, down 1,000 from the previous week.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. retail sales for February. Consensus is a rise of 0.8 per cent from January (or 0.5 per cent excluding automobiles).

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. PPI Final Demand for February. The Street is projecting an increase of 0.3 per cent from January and up 1 per cent year-over-year.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. business inventories for January. Consensus is a month-over-month increase of 0.2 per cent.

Earnings include: Adobe Systems Inc.; Dollar General Corp.; Empire Co. Ltd.; North West Co. Inc.; Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

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Friday March 15

(8:15 a.m. ET) Canadian housing starts for February. Consensus is an annualized rate decline of 3.8 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s wholesale trade for January. Estimate is a month-over-month decline of 0.6 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s international securities transactions for January.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. import prices for January. Consensus is an increase of 0.2 per cent from January but down 0.9 per cent year-over-year.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Empire State Manufacturing Survey for February.

(9:15 a.m. ET) U.S. industrial production and capacity utilization for February.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment for March.

Earnings include: Premium Brands Holdings Corp.