The Week Ahead: Bank of Canada interest rate decision; Canadian labour survey

A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. The Bank of Canada said the country's economy wont fully absorb slack in the economy before 2023, suggesting it will keep rates at near zero for the next few years. , Bloomberg

Noah Zivitz, Managing Editor, BNN Bloomberg

Mar 5, 2021

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Monday, March 8

- Notable earnings: Vermilion Energy

- City of Toronto moves to Grey-Lockdown zone; allowing 25 per cent capacity for non-essential retailers

 

Tuesday, March 9

- Notable earnings: SNC-Lavalin, Curaleaf, Acreage Holdings

- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development releases interim economic outlook (5:00 a.m.)

- Royal Bank of Canada CEO Dave McKay in virtual fireside chat at RBC Capital Markets financial institutions conference (8:00 a.m.)

 

Wednesday, March 10

- Notable data: U.S. CPI

- Notable earnings: Empire Co., Linamar, Ballard Power Systems, ShawCor, Tourmaline Oil, Franco-Nevada, Nuvei, Stella-Jones, AMC Entertainment

- Bank of Canada releases interest rate decision (10:00 a.m.)

 

Thursday, March 11

- Notable data: U.S. initial jobless claims

- Notable earnings: Transat, Premium Brands Holdings, Dorel Industries, Docebo

- European Central Bank releases interest rate decision (7:45 a.m.)

- Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri addresses Restaurants Canada via videoconference (1:30 p.m.)

- Notable anniversaries today: one year since World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic; 10 years since Fukushima nuclear disaster

 

Friday, March 12

- Notable data: Canadian labour force survey, Canadian national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, Canadian wholesale trade, Canadian industrial capacity utilization