Economic Calendar for the Week of 4/20 Through 4/24

Economic Calendar:

(Events highlighted in bold are those I view as the most important.)

(All times are ET)

There are 93 S&P 500 Index member companies scheduled to report earnings this week.

Monday:

Earnings – AGNC, ALK, BOH, CLF, WTFC, ZION

China – PBoC Loan Prime Rate for April

Canada – CPI for March (8:30 a.m.)

BOC business outlook survey (10:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $89 Billion in 13-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $77 Billion in 26-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

ECB’s Lagarde (President) Speaks (12:40 p.m.)

Tuesday:

Earnings – COF, DHI, DHR, GE, ISRG, MMM, NOC, RTX, UNH, WRB

U.K. – Unemployment Rate for February (2 a.m.)

ECB’s Nagel (Germany) Speaks (2:30 a.m.)

ECB’s De Guindos (Vice President) Speaks (3 a.m.)

Germany - ZEW Economic Sentiment for April (5 a.m.)

U.S. – ADP Employment Change Weekly (8:15 a.m.)

U.S. – Retail Sales for March (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Pending Home Sales for March (10 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $70 Billion in 6-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

Fed’s Waller (Board Member, Voter) Speaks (2:30 p.m.)

U.S. - American Petroleum Institute Crude Oil Inventory Data (4:30 p.m.)

Wednesday:

Earnings – BA, BSX, CSX, GEV, IBM, LRCX, MCO, NOW, T, TSLA, TXN, VRT

Japan – Exports, Imports for March

U.K. – CPI for March (2 a.m.)

ECB’s Lane (Chief Economist) Speaks (3:40 a.m.)

BoE’s Breeden (Deputy Governor) Speaks (4:05 a.m.)

U.S. - MBA Mortgage Applications (7 a.m.)

ECB’s Lane (Chief Economist) Speaks (9:15 a.m.)

Eurozone – Consumer Confidence for April (10 a.m.)

U.S. - Energy Information Administration Crude Oil Inventory Data (10:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $13 Billion in 20-Year Bonds (1 p.m.)

ECB’s Nagel (Germany) Speaks (1 p.m.)

ECB’s Lagarde (President) Speaks (1:30 p.m.)

South Korea – GDP for Q1 (7 p.m.)

Thursday:

Earnings – AXP, BX, CMCSA, DLR, GILD, HON, INTC, LMT, NDAQ, SAP

Japan – Au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for April

U.K. – Public Sector Net Borrowing (2 a.m.)

Eurozone – HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for April (4 a.m.)

U.K. – S&P Global U.K. Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for April (4:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Initial Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Continuing Claims (8:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $26 Billion in 5-Year TIPS (1 p.m.)

Fed's Balance Sheet Update (4:30 p.m.)

Friday:

Earnings – CHTR, HCA, NSC, PG

Japan – CPI for March

U.K. – Retail Sales for March (2 a.m.)

France – Consumer Confidence for April (2:45 a.m.)

SNB’s Schlegel (Chairman) Speaks (4 a.m.)

Germany - Ifo Business Climate Index for April (4 a.m.)

Canada – Retail Sales for February (8:30 a.m.)’

U.S. – University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Final) for April (10 a.m.)

U.S. - Baker Hughes Rig Count (1 p.m.)

U.S. - CFTC’s Commitment of Traders Report (3:30 p.m.)

Fed Releases Balance Sheet Updates on Commercial Banks (4:15 p.m.)