Calendar: Sept 21 – Sept 25

Monday September 21

Japan’s markets closed (through Wednesday)

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

(11:05 a.m. ET) Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaks in Halifax.

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Tuesday September 22

Euro zone consumer confidence

(8:15 a.m. ET) U.S. ADP National Employment Report 4-week average change for Sept. 5.

Earnings include: AutoZone Inc.

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Wednesday September 23

Euro zone and United Kingdom PMI

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s population estimates for Q2.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Global PMIs for September.

Earnings include: AGF Management Ltd.; Cintas Corp.; General Mills Inc.; Paychex Inc.

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Thursday September 24

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

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian retail sales for July. The Street expects a month-over-month decline of 0.8 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s manufacturing sales for August.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Sept. 19. Estimate is 203,000, up 7,000 from the previous week.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. current account balance for Q2.

(10:00 a.m. ET) U.S. new home sales for August.

Also: Summit between Chinese President Xi & U.S. President Trump (in Washington)

Earnings include: BlackBerry Ltd.; Costco Wholesale Corp.

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Friday September 25

China’s markets closed

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

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

(10:00 a.m. ET) U.S. University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for September.

Also: Ottawa’s Fiscal Monitor for July.

Earnings include: Firefly Metals Ltd.; Uranium Energy Corp.