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The Week Ahead: Fed interest rate announcement; Canada GDP data due

By Terry Cain
The Bank of Canada building is shown in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.

Monday, April 29

  • Earnings: Cargojet, Gibson Energy, Domino’s Pizza, Paramount Global

Tuesday, April 30

  • 8:30 a.m. Canada Monthly Real GDP (February)
  • U.S. FOMC Meeting Begins
  • Earnings: Cameco, Ivanhoe Mines, Restaurant Brands Intl, Allied Properties REIT, Molson Coors, GE Healthcare, PayPal, 3M, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Eli Lilly, Archer-Daniels Midland, Clorox, Mondelez, Amazon, Starbucks

Wednesday, May 1

  • 2:00 p.m. U.S. FOMC Interest Rate Announcement
  • 2:30 p.m. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s Press Briefing
  • Earnings: Barrick, Loblaw, Brookfield Infrastructure, Capital Power, Fortis, CGI, Cenovus, Vermilion Energy, Great-West Life, Tourmaline Oil, GFL Environmental, Canfor, Lundin Mining, Franco-Nevada, Gildan, Parkland, Dupont, Estee-Lauder, Mastercard, Kraft Heinz, YUM Brands, CVS Health, Pfizer, Marriott, Mosaic, eBay, Etsy, Devon Energy, Marathon Oil

Thursday, May 2

  • 8:30 a.m. Canada Merchandise Trade Balance (March) 
  • U.S. Goods & Services Trade Balance (March)
  • Vancouver home sales (April)
  • Earnings: Maple Leaf Foods, Colliers Intl, BCE, Thomson Reuters, Bausch Health, Air Canada, Altagas, Open Text, IGM Financial, TMX Group, Aritzia, Cardinal Health, ConocoPhillips, Moderna, Booking Holdings, Live Nation, Apple, Amgen  

Friday, May 3

  • 8:30 a.m. U.S. Employment Report (April) 
  • Toronto home sales (April)
  • Earnings: Canadian Natural Resources, Telus, First Majestic Silver, Paramount Resources, NexGen Energy, Transalta, Magna Intl, TC Energy, Hershey

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