Monday April 4

China markets closed

Germany trade surplus

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian building permits for February. Analyst estimate is a rise of 5.5 per cent from January.

(10:30 a.m. ET) Bank of Canada Business Outlook and Survey of Consumer Expectations for Q1.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. factory orders for February. The Street expects a decline of 0.6 per cent from January.

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Tuesday April 5

China markets closed

Japan household spending and PMI

Euro zone PMI

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s merchandise trade balance for February.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. goods and services trade deficit for February.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. Markit services and composite PMI for March.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Services PMI for March.

Earnings include: Novagold Resources Inc.

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Wednesday April 6

China PMI and foreign reserves

Euro zone PPI

Germany factory orders

(10 a.m. ET) Canada’s Ivey PMI for March.

(2 p.m. ET) U.S. Fed minutes from March 15-16 meeting released.

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Thursday April 7

Euro zone retail sales

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week ending April 2. Estimate is 200,000, down 2,000 from the previous week.

(3 p.m. ET) U.S. consumer credit for February.

(4 p.m. ET) Canada’s federal budget is released.

Earnings include: Constellation Brands Inc.; Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

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Friday April 8

China aggregate yuan financing, new yuan loans and money supply

Japan current account surplus and consumer confidence

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian employment for March. The Street expects a rise of 0.3 per cent, or 65,000 jobs, from February with the unemployment rate falling 0.1 per cent to 5.4 per cent.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. wholesale inventories for February.

Earnings include: Corus Entertainment Inc.