Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead

Monday October 28
China industrial profits
Germany retail sales
(10:30 a.m. ET) U.S. Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity for October.
(1:30 p.m. ET) Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem participates in a fireside chat at The Logic Summit in Toronto.
Earnings include: Canfor Pulp Products Inc.; Ford Motor Co.; PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.; Waste Management Inc.
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Tuesday October 29
Japan jobless rate
Germany consumer confidence
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. goods trade deficit for September.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. wholesale and retail inventories for September.
(9 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for August. Estimate is a 0.2-per-cent rise from July and up 5.0 per cent year-over-year.
(9 a.m. ET) U.S. FHFA House Price Index for August. Estimate is a month-over-month increase of 0.2 per cent and 3.9-per-cent gain year-over-year.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for October.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for September.
(3:30 p.m. ET) Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy Carolyn Rogers appear before the House Standing Committee on Finance
Earnings include: Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Alphabet Inc.; Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.; Chubb Ltd.; Electronic Arts Inc.; First Capital Realty Inc.; First National Financial Corp.; First Solar Inc.; Gibson Energy Inc.; McDonald’s Corp.; New Gold Inc.; Paypal Holdings Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Visa Inc.
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Wednesday October 30
Japan consumer confidence and Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting (though Thursday)
Germany unemployment, GDP and CPI
Euro zone economic and consumer confidence and GDP
(8:15 a.m. ET) U.S. ADP National Employment Report for October.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. real GDP for Q3. The Street is projecting an annualized rate rise of 3.0 per cent.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. pending home sales for September. Estimate is a decline of 0.2 per cent from August.
(4:15 p.m. ET) Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy Carolyn Rogers appear before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy.
Also: Ontario’s fall economic statement
Earnings include: AbbVie Inc.; Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; Allied Properties REIT; Athabasca Oil Corp.; Bausch + Lomb Corp.; Capital Power Corp.; Caterpillar Inc.; Dayforce Inc.; Eli Lilly and Co.; Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.; Kinaxis Inc.; Meta Platforms Inc.; Microsoft Corp.; NexGen Energy Ltd.; Parkland Fuel Corp.; Secure Energy Services Inc.; Spin Master Corp.; Starbucks Corp.; Suncor Energy Inc.; TMX Group Ltd.; Toromont Industries Ltd.; Tourmaline Oil Corp.; UBS Group AG
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Thursday October 31
China PMI
Japan retail sales and industrial production
Euro zone CPI and jobless rate
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s monthly real GDP for August. The Street expects a flat reading month-over-month.
(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s payroll survey: Job vacancy rate for August.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. personal spending and income for September. Consensus is month-over-month increases of 0.4 per cent for both.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. core PCE price index for September. Consensus is a rise of 0.3 per cent from August and up 2.6 per cent year-over-year.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Oct. 26. Estimate is 235,000, up 8,000 from the previous week.
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. employment cost index for Q3. The Street expects a gain of 0.9 per cent from Q2 and up 4.0 per cent year-over-year.
Earnings include: AltaGas Ltd.; Amazon; Apple Inc.; Baytex Energy Corp.; Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.; Capstone Mining Corp.; Cenovus Energy Inc.; Centerra Gold Inc.; Cogeco Communications Inc.; Eldorado Gold Corp.; Fairfax Financial Ltd.; Gildan Activewear Inc.; Intel Corp.; Mastercard Inc.; Merck & Co. Inc.; Open Text Corp.; Paramount Resources Ltd.; Primaris REIT; Shopify Inc.; Stellantis NV; Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.; Trisura Gold Ltd.; Uber Technologies Inc.; Vermilion Energy Inc.
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Friday November 1
Japan manufacturing PMI
(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. non-farm payrolls for October. The Street is expecting a gain of 120,000 jobs (versus 254,000 in September) with the unemployment rate remaining 4.1 per cent.
(9:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s S&P manufacturing PMI for October.
(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P manufacturing PMI for October.
(10 a.m. ET) U.S. construction spending for September. The Street is forecasting a flat reading month-over-month.
Also: Canadian and U.S. auto sales for October.
Earnings include: Air Canada; ARC Resources Ltd.; Brookfield Renewable Corp.; Chevron Corp.; Enbridge Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corp.; Imperial Oil Ltd.; Magna International Inc.; Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc.; Telus Corp.; Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.