Calendar
A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market's attention in the week ahead.
Monday November 30
Japan industrial production and retail sales
Germany retail sales and consumer prices
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada current account deficit for the third quarter. Consensus is $60.8-billion, down from $69.6-billion in second quarter
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. pending home sales for October. Consensus is an increase of 1.5 per cent from September.
Earnings include: 58.com Inc.; Thor Industries Inc.
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Tuesday December 1
Japan capital spending and manufacturing purchasing managers' index
China PMI
Euro area manufacturing PMI and unemployment rate
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada real gross domestic product and chain prices for third quarter. Consensus is a 0.2-per-cent annualized rate increase for the former from the second quarter and an estimate of a 0.2-per-cent annualized rate increase for the latter.
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada real GDP at basic prices for September. Consensus is an increase of 0.1 per cent from August.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM manufacturing index for November. Consensus for PMI is 50.5, up from 50.1 in October. For prices paid, consensus is 40.0, compared to 39.0 for the previous month.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. construction spending for October. Consensus is an increase of 0.5 per cent from September.
U.S. total vehicle sales for November. Consensus is 18 million at annualized rate. Down from 18.1 million in October.
Also: Canada auto sales for November
Earnings include: Ascena Retail Group Inc; Bank of Nova Scotia; Electrovaya Inc; Guidewire Software Inc; Bank of Montreal; Tecsys Inc.
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Wednesday December 2
Euro area consumer price index and producer prices
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. productivity and labour costs for the third quarter. Consensus is annualized rate increases of 2.2 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively, from the second quarter.
(10 a.m. ET) Bank of Canada policy announcement
(10:30 a.m. ET) EIA petroleum status report
(12:25 p.m. ET) U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen speaks on economic outlook at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
(2 p.m. ET) U.S. Beige Book released
Earnings include: Aeropostale Inc.; American Eagle Outfitters Inc.; Avago Technologies Ltd; Evertz Technologies Ltd; Exco Technologies Ltd; Gildan Activewear Inc; National Bank of Canada; Pacific & Western Bank of Canada; PVH Corp.; Redknee Solutions Inc.; Royal Bank of Canada; Synopsys Inc.; Tillys Inc.; United Natural Foods Inc.; Verint Systems Inc.
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Thursday December 3
Japan PMI
Euro area PMI and retail sales
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Nov. 28. Estimate is 269,000, or an increase of 9,000 from week of Nov. 21.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. factory orders for October. Consensus is an increase of 1 per cent from September,
Earnings include: Ambarella Inc.; Barnes & Noble Inc.; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Canadian Western Bank; Cooper Companies Inc.; Descartes Systems Group Inc.; Dollar General Corp.; Gendis Inc.; Kroger Co.; Major Drilling Group International Inc.; Michaels Companies Inc.; Sears Canada Inc.; Toto Co.; Toronto-Dominion Bank.
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Friday December 4
Japan consumer confidence
Euro area retail PMI. Plus, Germany factory orders
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada employment and unemployment rate for November. Consensus is a loss of 1,000 jobs or 0.01 per cent, and 7 per cent, or unchanged from October, respectively.
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada average hourly wages for November. Estimate is an increase of 2.8 per cent year over year.
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada labour productivity for the third quarter. Estimate is an increase of 0.1 per cent from the previous quarter.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. non-farm payrolls for November. Consensus is an increase of 200,000.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. unemployment rate for November. Consensus is 5.0 per cent, unchanged from October
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. average hourly earnings for November. Consensus is an increase of 0.2 per cent from previous month
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. trade deficit for October. Consensus is $40.7-billion, down from $40.8-billion in September.
Earnings include: Pure Storage Inc.