Dec 2, 2016
The Week Ahead: U.K. Supreme Court begins Brexit hearing, big bank earnings wrap up
By Noah Zivitz
BNN's Managing Editor Noah Zivitz sets up the week ahead with what investors need to know.
Monday, December 5
-Notable earnings: Hudson’s Bay Co.
-Notable data: U.S. ISM services index
-Ontario Real Estate Association CEO Tim Hudak delivers speech in Toronto at Economic Club event.
-International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers speech in Toronto at Board of Trade event.
-New York Fed President William Dudley delivers speech in New York (8:30 a.m. ET), Chicago Fed President Charles Evans delivers speech in Chicago (9:25 a.m. ET), St. Louis Fed President James Bullard delivers speech at Arizona State University (2:05 p.m. ET).
-U.K. Supreme Court begins hearing of government’s appeal over whether parliamentarians must vote on Brexit prior to triggering the secession process.
Tuesday, December 6
-Notable earnings: BMO, Laurentian Bank
-Notable data: Canadian trade balance, U.S. trade balance, U.S. factory orders
Wednesday, December 7
-Notable earnings: Dollarama, Lululemon
-Bank of Canada rate decision (10:00 a.m. ET)
Thursday, December 8
-Notable earnings: DavidsTea
-Notable data: Canadian building permits, Canadian industrial capacity utilization rates, Canadian new housing price index, China trade balance
-European Central Bank rate decision (7:45 a.m. ET) and news conference (8:30 a.m. ET).
-Cenovus releases 2017 budget forecast.
Friday, December 9
-Notable data: U.S. consumer sentiment