Apr 27, 2018
The Week Ahead: Canada's GDP, Fed decision, earnings roll on
By Noah Zivitz
Monday, April 30
- Notable earnings: Air Canada, McDonald's
- Notable data: Canadian industrial product and raw materials price indices, U.S. personal income and spending
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals holds annual meeting in Laval, Quebec (9 a.m. ET)
- Finance Minister Bill Morneau makes announcement on behalf of Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi at Massey Hall in Toronto (9 a.m. ET)
- Air Canada holds annual meeting in Montreal (10:30 a.m. ET)
- Deadline to file 2017 tax return with CRA
Tuesday, May 1
- Notable earnings: Suncor, Encana, Shopify, Genworth MI Canada, Calfrac Well Service, Fortis, Domtar, Apple, Merck, Pfizer, Snap, Under Armour, BP
- Notable data: Canadian GDP, ISM U.S. manufacturing index, U.S. construction spending
- Encana holds annual meeting in Calgary (Noon ET)
- Mexico Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo delivers remarks on NAFTA at Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies in San Diego (2:30 p.m. ET)
- Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz delivers speech in Yellowknife (2:45 p.m. ET)
- Canada's exemption from U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs scheduled to expire
- Facebook's two-day developer conference begins in San Jose (Mark Zuckerberg keynote expected at 1 p.m. ET)
- U.S. Federal Reserve begins two-day meeting
- Automakers to report monthly sales
Wednesday, May 2
- Notable earnings: Loblaw, Manulife Financial, Maple Leaf Foods, Cineplex, Stelco Holdings, Molson Coors, CGI Group, Tesla, Yum! Brands, Kraft Heinz, Mastercard, Square
- Goldman Sachs holds annual meeting in Jersey City, New Jersey (8:30 a.m. ET)
- Ontario's Financial Accountability Officer releases economic and budget outlook (10 a.m. ET)
- Suncor holds annual meeting in Calgary (12:30 p.m. ET)
- U.S. Federal Reserve releases interest rate decision (2 p.m. ET)
- Bloom Burton's two-day healthcare conference begins in Toronto
Thursday, May 3
- Notable earnings: BCE, Bombardier, Canadian Natural Resources, Crescent Point Energy, Cott, Fairfax Financial, Great-West Lifeco, GMP Capital, SNC-Lavalin, Pembina Pipeline, Seven Generations, Resolute Forest Products, Martinrea International, CBS, GoPro
- Notable data: Toronto Real Estate Board releases April sales data, Canadian trade balance, U.S. trade balance, U.S. factory orders, ISM U.S. services index
- BCE holds annual meeting in Toronto (9:30 a.m. ET)
- Bombardier holds annual meeting in Montreal (10:30 a.m. ET)
- Manulife Financial holds annual meeting in Toronto (11 a.m. ET)
Friday, May 4
- Notable earnings: Berkshire Hathaway
- Notable data: U.S. non-farm payrolls
- Economic Club of Canada hosts Justin Trudeau, Portugal PM Antonio Costa in Toronto for panel on CETA (9 a.m. ET)
- Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer discusses the economy at Calgary Chamber of Commerce event (1:30 p.m. ET)