Economic Calendar: March 31 – April 4

Monday March 31

Japan industrial production and retail sales

China PMI

Germany retail sales and CPI

Earnings include: Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp.; Sigma Lithium Resources Corp.

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Tuesday April 1

Japan jobless rate and manufacturing PMI

Euro zone CPI, manufacturing PMI and jobless rate

(9:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for March.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for March.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI for March.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. construction spending for February. The consensus estimate on the Street is a rise of 0.2 per cent month-over-month.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for February.

Also: Canadian and U.S. auto sales for March

Earnings include: NovaGold Resources Inc.

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Wednesday April 2

(8:15 a.m. ET) U.S. ADP National Employment Report for March.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. factory orders for February. The Street is projecting a gain of 0.4 per cent from January.

Earnings include: BlackBerry Ltd.; Foran Mining Corp.; Sailpoint Inc.

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Thursday April 3

Japan, Euro zone and U.K. services and composite PMI

(7:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Challenger Layoff Report for March.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s merchandise trade balance for February.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of March 29.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. goods and services trade balance for February.

(9:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s S&P Global Services PMI for March.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Global Services PMI for March.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Services PMI for March.

Earnings include: Conagra Brands Inc.; Constellation Brands Inc.; Dollarama Inc.; Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

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Friday April 4

China markets closed

U.K. GDP, retail sales and trade balance

Germany factory orders and manufacturing production

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian employment report for March. The consensus forecast is a gain of 15,600 jobs (versus 1,100 in February) with the unemployment rate rising 0.1 per cent to 6.7 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. employment report for March. The Street is projecting a gain of 135,000 jobs (versus 150,000 in the previous month) with the unemployment rate remaining 4.1 per cent.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index for March.

Earnings include: Corus Entertainment Inc.; MTY Food Group Inc.