Calendar: Oct 27 – Oct 31

* Note: Several previously scheduled U.S. data reports could be be cancelled due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Earnings dates are subject to change

Monday October 27

China industrial profits

ECB’s three-year CPI expectations

Germany business climate

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

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. durable and core orders for September.

Earnings include: Celestica Inc.; Morguard North American Residential; Nucor Corp.; TMX Group Ltd.; Waste Management Inc.; Welltower Inc.

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Tuesday October 28

Germany consumer confidence

(9 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index (20 city) for August. Estimate is a decline of 0.1 per cent from July and up 1.2 per cent year-over-year.

(9 a.m. ET) U.S. FHFA House Price Index for August. Estimate is a decline of 0.1 per cent from July and up 1.7 per cent year-over-year.

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

Also: U.S. Fed meeting begins.

Earnings include: Booking Holdings Inc.; Centerra Gold Inc.; First Quantum Minerals Ltd.; New Gold Inc.; NextEra Energy Inc.; PayPal Holdings Inc.; Southern Copper Corp.; Trican Well Service Ltd.; UnitedHealth Group Inc.; United Parcel Service Inc.; Visa Inc.

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Wednesday October 29

Bank of Japan’s policy meeting begins (through Thursday)

ECB monetary policy meeting

Euro zone GDP, jobless rate and economic and consumer confidence

Germany, GDP, unemployment and CPI

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. goods trade deficit for September.

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

(9:45 a.m. ET) Bank of Canada policy decision. Press conference follows at 1030 a.m. ET

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

(2 p.m. ET) U.S. Fed announcement with Chair Jerome Powell’s press briefing to follow.

Earnings include: Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; Alamos Gold Inc.; Algoma Steel Group, Alphabet Inc.; Bausch + Lomb Corp.; Boeing Co.; Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.; Capital Power Corp.; Caterpillar Inc.; Dayforce Inc.; Gildan Activewear Inc.; Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Kraft Heinz, Meta Platforms Inc.; Methanex Corp.; Microsoft Corp.; NexGen Energy Ltd.; Parkland Fuel Corp.; Paramount Group, Starbucks Corp.; Suncor Energy Inc.; Tourmaline Oil Corp.; Verizon Communications Inc.

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Thursday October 30

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping at APEC in South Korea

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s payroll survey for August.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Oct. 25.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. real GDP and price index for Q3.

Earnings include: Apple, Amazon.com, Canadian Natural Resources, Cenovus Energy, Eli Lilly, Fairfax Financial, Mastercard, Merch & Co, Gilead Sciences, Altria Group, Comcast, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kimberly-Clark, Hershey, Restaurant Brands International, Fox Corp., Biogen, Weyerhaeuser, TFI International, Sirius XM Holdings, Eldorado Gold

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Friday October 31

China PMI

Japan jobless rate, retail sales and industrial production

Euro zone CPI

Germany retail sales

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s monthly real GDP for August. The Street expects a flat reading month-over-month

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. personal spending and income for September.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. core PCE price index for September.

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

Also: Ottawa’s budget balance

Earnings include: AbbVie Inc.; Canadian National Railway Co.; Chevron Corp.; Energy Fuels Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corp.; Imperial Oil Ltd.; Lumine Group Inc.; Magna International Inc.; Sprott Inc., Telus