Sep 30, 2016
The Week Ahead: CMHC's housing finance symposium, Whistler Blackcomb shareholders vote on Vail deal
By Noah Zivitz
BNN sets up the week ahead with what investors need to know.
Monday, October 3
-Notable data: ISM manufacturing index
-Ex-French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin delivers speech at Canadian Club event in Toronto
-Automakers report monthly sales
Tuesday, October 4
-CMHC holds housing finance symposium in Ottawa, includes keynote address by Evan Siddall
-Canada’s commissioner of the environment releases fall report
-U.S. vice-presidential candidates hold debate in St. Louis
Wednesday, October 5
-Notable earnings: Jean Coutu, Monsanto
-Notable data: Canadian trade balance, U.S. trade balance, ISM services index
-Encana holds investor day in New York
-McKinsey Global Managing Director Dominic Barton delivers speech in Toronto
-Whistler Blackcomb special shareholders’ meeting in Vancouver at 1600ET to vote on Vail deal
Thursday, October 6
-Notable data: Canadian building permits
-Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins delivers speech in Trois-Rivieres, QC.
Friday, October 7
-Notable data: Canadian labour force survey, U.S. non-farm payrolls
-BlackRock Senior Managing Director Mark Wiseman speaks on panel in Toronto about Canada’s economy.
-U.S. Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Stanley Fischer delivers keynote at Institute of International Finance annual meeting in D.C.
NOTE: Second U.S. presidential debate is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 9.
