Feb 22, 2019
The Week Ahead: Bank earnings continue; Canadian GDP
By Noah Zivitz
BNN Bloomberg sets up the week ahead with what investors need to know.
Warren Buffett's annual letter will be released Saturday, Feb.23, and Jody Wilson-Raybould is expected to address the justice committee sometime next week. Date has not been confirmed.
Monday, February 25
-Notable earnings: Mosaic Co.
-CannTrust starts trading on NYSE
-Royal Dutch Shell releases 2019 LNG outlook
-Three federal by-elections, including Burnaby South
-BMO Capital Markets global metals & mining conference in Hollywood, Florida (runs to Feb 27)
-Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (runs to Feb 28)
Tuesday, February 26
-Notable earnings: BMO, Bank of Nova Scotia, Husky Energy, George Weston, Sleep Country Canada, Thomson Reuters, Home Depot, Macy's
-Notable data: U.S. housing starts and building permits, S&P/Case Shiller U.S. home price index
-U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before Senate Banking Committee (1000)
-Tim Hortons opens first store in China
-U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May expected to deliver Brexit update in Parliament
Wednesday, February 27
-Notable earnings: National Bank, Laurentian Bank, TransAlta, Torstar, Medmen Enterprises, High Liner Foods, Lowe's, Best Buy, TJX
-Notable data: Canadian CPI, U.S. factory orders
-U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before House Financial Services Committee (1000)
-Michael Cohen to testify before U.S. House Oversight Committee (1000)
-U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un begin two-day summit in Vietnam
Thursday, February 28
-Notable earnings: Toronto-Dominion Bank, CIBC, Altagas, Encana, Seven Generations, Vermilion Energy, Maple Leaf Foods, Stantec, Transcontinental, Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Maxar Technologies, Nordstrom, Gap
-Notable data: Canadian current account balance, Canadian industrial product and raw materials price indices, U.S. GDP
-Air Canada holds investor day meeting in Toronto (0900)
-Justice Minister David Lametti delivers speech in Toronto (1200)
-Michael Cohen to address U.S. House Intelligence Committee (no cameras)
Friday, March 1
-Notable earnings: GMP Capital, Onex
-Notable data: Canadian GDP, U.S. personal income & spending, ISM U.S. manufacturing index
-U.S.-China tariff standstill agreement scheduled to expire