Monday
Canada
Economic lookahead
Housing Starts (March) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said the trend in housing starts was 225,276 units in February, compared to 224,572 units in January
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Producer Price Index – Final Demand (March) PPI of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is a family of indexes that measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
EXFO Inc (NASDAQ: EXFO) (Q2) EPS estimates of five cents, compared to four cents in the prior-year quarter.
MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. (NYSE: MSM) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.30, compared to 93 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Building Permits (Feb.) Canadian municipalities issued $8.4 billion in building permits in January, up 5.6% following a 2.5% rise in December. The January increase mainly stemmed from higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in Ontario.
Wednesday
U.S.
Consumer Price Index (March)
EIA Petroleum Status Report (April 3-9)
Federal Open Market Committee Minutes (for policy statement on March 21)
Treasury Budget (March)
Featured Earnings
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.41, compared to $1.84 in the prior-year quarter.
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) (Q1) EPS estimates of 61 cents, compared to 46 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Aphria Inc. (T.APH) (Q3) EPS estimates of one cent, compared to four cents in the prior-year quarter.
Brick Brewing Co. Limited (T.BRB) (Q4) EPS estimates of two cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Import and Export Prices (March)
Jobless Claims (Mar. 28-April 4)
Balance Sheet
Money Supply
Featured Earnings
Apogee Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG) (Q4) EPS estimates of 77 cents, compared to 80 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK) (Q1) EPS estimates of 86 cents, compared to 73 cents in the prior-year quarter.
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) (Q1) EPS estimates of $6.46, compared to $5.25 in the prior-year quarter.
Commerce Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) (Q1) EPS estimates of 79 cents, compared to 65 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of two cents, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic Lookahead
New Housing Price Index (Feb.) Statistics Canada said nationally, new house prices were unchanged in January for a second consecutive month.
Featured Earnings
Cogeco Communications Inc. (T.CCA) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.47, compared to $1.55 in the prior-year quarter.
Cogeco Inc. (T.CGO) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.66, compared to $1.54 in the prior-year quarter.
Shaw Communications Inc. (T.SJR.B) (Q2) EPS estimates of 28 cents, compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
Consumer Sentiment (preliminary – for April) The University of Michigan's Consumer Survey Center questions 500 households each month on their financial conditions and attitudes about the economy.
JOLTS (Feb.) The U.S. Labor Department's JOLTS report tracks monthly change in job openings and offers rates on hiring and quits. The reporting period lags other employment data including the employment situation report. The word JOLTS stands for Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Featured Earnings
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.61, compared to $1.36 in the prior-year quarter.
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) (Q1) EPS estimates of $2.27, compared to $1.65 in the prior-year quarter.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.06, compared to $1.00 in the prior-year quarter.
