Monday, Oct. 17
The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to report on existing home sales in September. Economists expect sales volume to rise 11 per cent from year-ago levels; prices are expected to be 6 per cent higher.
Statistics Canada reports on international securities transactions. Economists expect a net inflow of $10-billion.
The Bank of Canada releases its third-quarter Business Outlook Survey and the accompanying Senior Loan Officer Survey.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board reports on industrial production and capacity utilization in September. Economists expect production to rise by 0.2 per cent, and capacity utilization at 77.5 per cent.
Companies reporting:
Charles Schwab Corp.
Citigroup Inc.
Gannett Co. Inc.
Halliburton Co.
Hasbro Inc.
International Business Machines Corp.
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
Stanley Black and Decker Inc.
Wells Fargo & Co.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
The U.S. Labour Department reports on the producer price index in September. Economists expect an annual increase of 6.4 per cent.
Companies reporting:
Apple Inc.
Bank of America Corp.
Coca-Cola Co.
CSX Corp.
Dominos Pizza Inc.
EMC Corp.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Harley Davidson Inc.
Intel Corp.
Johnson & Johnson
Omnicom Group Inc.
Yahoo Inc.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Statistics Canada reports on the leading indicators in September. Economists expect a rise of 0.1 per cent from the previous month.
The U.S. Labour Department reports on the consumer price index in September. Economists expect an annual rise of 3.8 per cent; excepting food and energy, it is expected at 2.1 per cent.
The U.S. Commerce Department reports on housing starts and building permits in September. Economists expect 595,000 starts and 610,000 permits, annualized.
The U.S. Federal Reserve publishes its Beige Book, a survey of economic conditions around the country.
Companies reporting:
American Express Co.
AMR Corp.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
BlackRock Inc.
Danier Leather Inc.
E*Trade Financial Corp.
EBay Inc.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Travelers Cos. Inc.
United Technologies Corp.
U.S. Bancorp
Thursday, Oct. 20
Statscan reports on wholesale transactions in August. Economists expect a rise of 0.5 per cent from the previous month.
The U.S. Labour Department reports on initial jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 15. Economists expect 402,000 new claims.
The U.S. National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales in September. Economists expect 4.93 million annualized sales.
Companies reporting:
AT&T Inc.
Boston Scientific Corp.
Celestica Inc.
Encana Corp.
McGraw Hill Cos. Inc.
Microsoft Corp.
Nokia Corp.
Philip Morris International Inc.
Shaw Communications Inc.
Union Pacific Corp.
Friday, Oct. 21
Statistics Canada reports on the consumer price index in September. Economists expect an annual rise of 3 per cent, and core inflation of 2 per cent.
Companies reporting:
General Electric Co.
Honeywell International Inc.
Precision Drilling Corp.
Verizon Communications Inc.