Calendar: May 26 – May 30

Monday May 26

U.S. markets closed (Memorial Day)

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian construction investment for March.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian manufacturing sales for March.

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Tuesday May 27

China industrial profits

Euro zone economic and consumer confidence

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian wholesale trade for April

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. durable goods orders for April. The Street is projecting a drop of 8.2 per cent from March.

(9 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for March.

(9 a.m. ET) U.S. FHFA House Price Index for March.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for May.

Earnings include: Bank of Nova Scotia.

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Wednesday May 28

Germany employment

(2 p.m. ET) U.S. Fed minutes released.

Earnings include: Bank of Montreal; Champion Iron Ltd.; EQB Inc.; HP Inc.; National Bank of Canada; Nvidia Corp.; Salesforce Inc.

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Thursday May 29

Japan consumer confidence

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s current account balance for Q1.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours for March.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for the week of May 24.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Real GDP for Q1. The Street currently expects a decline of 0.3 per cent year-over-year.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. pending home sales for April.

Earnings include: BRP Inc.; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Dell Technologies Inc.; Lululemon Athletica Inc.; Marvell Technology Inc.; Royal Bank of Canada.

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Friday May 30

China PMI

Japan CPI, industrial profits and retail sales

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s Real GDP for Q1. Estimate is a rise of 1.5 per cent (compared to a 2.6-per-cent gain a year ago).

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s monthly Real GDP for March. Estimate is an increase of 0.1 per cent (versus a decline of 0.2 per cent in the previous month).

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. personal income and consumption for April. The Street is projecting month-over-month gains of 0.3 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. retail and wholesale inventories for April.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. Chicago PMI for May.

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

Earnings include: Canopy Growth Corp.; Costco Wholesale Corp.; Laurentian Bank of Canada