Economic Calendar: Feb 14 – Feb 28, 2025

Monday February 24

Japanese markets closed

Euro zone CPI

Germany business climate

(8:15 a.m. ET) Bank of Canada deputy governor Toni Gravelle speaks at the Bank of England Annual Research Conference in London.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Chicago Fed National Activity Index.

(10:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity.

Earnings include: Domino’s Pizza Inc.; GFL Environmental Holdings Inc.; InterRent REIT; Spin Master Corp.; Topaz Energy Corp.; Zoom Video Communications Inc.

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Tuesday February 25

Japan machine tool orders

Germany GDP

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

(9 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index (20 city) for December. Estimate is a rise of 0.3 per cent from Novemer and up 4.4 per cent year-over-year.

(9 a.m. ET) U.S. FHFA House Price Index for December. Estimate is an increase of 0.2 per cent from November and a rise of 4.3 per cent year-over-year.

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

Earnings include: Bank of Montreal; Bank of Nova Scotia; EQB Inc.; Home Depot Inc.; Intuit Inc.; Leon’s Furniture Ltd.; Maple Leaf Foods Inc.; Stantec Inc.; Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.

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Wednesday February 26

Germany consumer confidence

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s wholesale trade for January.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. new home sales for January. The Street is projecting an annualized rate decline of 2.9 per cent.

Also: Canada’s capital expenditures survey.

Earnings include: Capital Power Corp.; Exchange Income Corp.; George Weston Ltd.; Kinaxis Inc.; Lowe’s Companies Inc.; National Bank of Canada; Northland Power Corp.; Nvidia Corp.; Ovintiv Inc.; Salesforce Inc.; TJX Companies Inc.; WSP Global Inc.

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Thursday February 27

Euro zone economic and consumer confidence

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s current account balance for Q4.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s payroll survey: job vacancy rate for December.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Feb. 22. Estimate is 225,000, up 6,000 from the previous week.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. real GDP and GDP deflator for Q4. Consensus projections are annualized rate increases of 2.3 per cent and 2.2 per cent, respectively.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. durable and core orders for January. Consensus estimates are month-over-month rises of 2.2 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. pending home sales for January. Estimate is a decline of 2.0 per cent from December.

Also: Alberta’s budget and Ontario election.

Earnings include: Atco Ltd.; Athabasca Oil Corp.; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Canadian Utilities Ltd.; Chartwell Retirement Residences; Parkand Fuel Corp.; Pembina Pipeline Corp.; Royal Bank of Canada; Stella-Jones Inc.; Toronto-Dominion Bank

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Friday February 28

China manufacturing and composite PMI

Japan CPI, retail sales and industrial production

ECB’s three-year CPI expectations

Germany retail sales and employment

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s real GDP and chain prices for Q4. Consensus estimates are annualized rate increases of 1.8 per cent and 2.3 per cent, respectively.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s monthly GDP for December. The Street expects a rise of 0.3 per cent from November.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. personal spending and income for January. Consensus projections are month-over-month rises of 0.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. core PCE price index for January. The Street is forecasting a rise of 0.3 per cent from December and 2.6 per cent year-over-year.

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

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

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

Earnings include: Boralex Inc.; Docebo Inc.