Calendar
What is coming up
Today 5 November
- Bank of Canada Governor Macklem speaksCanada · Tiff Macklem leads Canada's central bank. His remarks can hint at interest rate plans and move the Canadian dollar and bonds.
- ECB President Lagarde speaksEuro area · Christine Lagarde heads the European Central Bank. Her comments can shift expectations for euro-area interest rates.
- Canada annual budget releaseCanada · The Canadian government sets out its spending and borrowing plans. These can affect Canadian bonds and the currency.
Tomorrow 6 November
- Canada jobs report for OctoberCanada · Shows how many jobs Canada added and its unemployment rate. Expected: 14.6K jobs, 6.5% unemployment. It guides Canadian rate views.
- US jobs report for OctoberUnited States · Shows US job growth, wages and unemployment. Expected: 65K jobs, 0.3% wage growth, 4.2% unemployment. It shapes Fed rate views.
- Canada Ivey PMICanada · A monthly survey of purchasing managers in Canada. A reading above 50 signals growth. Expected: 57.7, down from 58.2.
- US consumer sentiment, early NovemberUnited States · A University of Michigan survey of how households feel about the economy. Expected: 48.1, up from 46.3. It also tracks inflation expectations.
- Bank of Japan Governor Ueda speaksJapan · Kazuo Ueda leads Japan's central bank. His words can shift rate expectations and move the yen and Japanese stocks.
- New Zealand parliamentary electionsNew Zealand · Voters choose a new parliament. The result can shape economic policy and move the New Zealand dollar and local markets.
Tuesday 10 November
- US inflation report (CPI) for OctoberUnited States · The Consumer Price Index tracks changes in prices households pay. It strongly shapes expectations for Federal Reserve rate moves.
Friday 13 November
- US producer prices for OctoberUnited States · The Producer Price Index measures price changes at the wholesale level. It can hint at future consumer inflation.
Tuesday 8 December
- All dayFed meeting and interest rate decisionEconomy · Washington; the decision on the second day · 8 to 9 December
The week’s economic calendar, the US statistics offices’ release dates, the Fed’s rate meetings as it has announced them, and dates announced in the news. A date can move; times are in your own clock.