May 18, 2018
The Week Ahead: Canadian bank earnings kick off
By Noah Zivitz
BNN Bloomberg sets up the week ahead with what investors need to know.
Monday, May 21
- Victoria Day holiday
Tuesday, May 22
- Notable data: Canadian wholesale trade
- Parliamentary Budget Officer releases report "Impact of a Pan-Canadian Carbon Pricing Levy on PBO's GDP Projection" (9 a.m. ET)
- WestJet CFO Harry Taylor presents at Wolfe Research conference in New York (10 a.m. ET)
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to meet with European lawmakers in Brussels
- U.S. Commerce Department expected to make final determination on Canadian newsprint countervailing duties
- Master Limited Partnership & Energy Infrastructure Conference in Orlando (runs to May 24)
Wednesday, May 23
- Notable earnings: CIBC, Lowe's
- Notable data: U.S. new home sales
- CN Rail CFO Ghislain Houle presents at Wolfe Research conference in New York (8:30 a.m. ET)
- Toronto Board of Trade holds housing affordability panel (noon ET)
- U.S. FOMC releases minutes from last meeting (2 p.m. ET)
- Canadian Chamber of Commerce hosts Day of Support in Ottawa for Trans Mountain expansion
Thursday, May 24
- Notable earnings: Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Gap
- Notable data: StatsCan EI report, U.S. existing home sales
- St. Petersburg International Economic Forum begins (runs to May 26)
Friday, May 25
- Notable earnings: CAE
- Notable data: U.S. durable goods orders, U.S. consumer sentiment
- Last day for Teamsters Train & Engine workers and International Brotherhood of Electrical workers to vote on CP Rail's proposals.
- "Solo: A Star Wars Story" opens in movie theatres