Monday March 30
Euro area economic and consumer confidence; Germany CPI and retail sales
1030 am ET: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell participates in a moderated discussion at Harvard University
Earnings include: Allied Gold
Tuesday March 31
China PMIs. Japan CPI, jobless rate, retail sales and industrial production
Euro area CPI for March. It’s expected to be up 2.6 per cent from a year earlier, accelerating from February’s 1.9 per cent
830 am ET: Canada monthly real GDP. A flat reading is expected
9 am ET: U.S. S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index
10 am ET: U.S. job openings and labour turnover survey for February
10 am ET: U.S. conference board consumer confidence index
Earnings include: Beyond Meat
Wednesday April 1
Manufacturing PMIs from China, Japan, euro area and UK
S&P global manufacturing surveys released for Canada and U.S.
815 am ET: U.S. ADP national employment report for March
830 am ET: U.S retail sales for February. Consensus is for a rise of 0.4 per cent, or 0.2 per cent excluding autos and gasoline
10 am ET: U.S. business inventories for January
130 pm ET: Bank of Canada Summary of Deliberations for the March 18 policy decision
March U.S. and Canadian auto sales
Earnings include: Conagra Brands, Tilray Brands
Thursday April 2
830 am ET: Canada merchandise trade balance for February. A $3-billion deficit is expected
830 am ET: U.S. initial jobless claims
830 am ET: U.S. goods and services deficit for February. Consensus is US$61.1-billion
Friday April 3
Canadian and U.S. stock markets closed for Good Friday. Limited bond market activity.
830 am ET: U.S. nonfarm payrolls for March. Consensus is 51,000 net new jobs, a turnaround from February’s loss of 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 4.4 per cent
Sunday, April 5
OPEC+ meeting
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