Friday, 28 March 2014

Business events scheduled for the coming month


TUESDAY, April 1


WASHINGTON — Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for March, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for February, 10 a.m.; General Motors CEO Mary Barra testifies about auto recalls during a hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.


DETROIT — Automakers release vehicle sales for March.


BERLIN — Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases March unemployment figures for Europe's biggest economy.


BRUSSELS — Unemployment is expected to remain near a record high for the eurozone when the Eurostat agency releases its latest estimates on Tuesday.


TOKYO — Japan economic outlook from BOJ. Coincides with sales tax hike.


WEDNESDAY, April 2


WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases factory orders for February, 10 a.m.; Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger.


Monsanto Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.


THURSDAY, April 3


WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for February, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for March, 10 a.m.


FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank's governing council meets to set monetary policy for the Eurozone.


FRIDAY, April 4


WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases employment data for March, 8:30 a.m.


BERLIN — Germany's Economy Ministry releases February industrial orders figures for Europe's biggest economy.


Monday, April 7


WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for February, 3 p.m.


BERLIN — Germany's Economy Ministry releases February industrial production figures for Europe's biggest economy.


TUESDAY, April 8


WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for February, 10 a.m.


TOKYO — BOJ monetary policy statement, could involve added stimulus following April 1 tax hike.


WEDNESDAY, April 9


WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for February, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases minutes from March interest-rate meeting.


BERLIN — Germany's Federal Statistical Office releases export and import data for February.


THURSDAY, April 10


WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Treasury releases federal budget for March, 2 p.m.


NEW YORK — Selected chain retailers release March sales comparisons.


FRIDAY, April 11


WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for March, 8:30 a.m.


MONDAY, April 14


WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases retail sales data for March, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for February, 10 a.m.


TUESDAY, April 15


WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for March, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases international money flows data for February, 9 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for April, 10 a.m.


BERLIN — Germany's ZEW institute releases its monthly index of investor confidence in Europe's biggest economy.


GENEVA — Swiss drugmaker Roche reports first-quarter results.


GENEVA — Swiss food and drink giant Nestle reports first quarter results.


PARIS — French dairy and bottled water company Danone reports its first-quarter sales figures.


WEDNESDAY, April 16


WASHINGTON —Commerce Department releases housing starts for March, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for March, 9:15 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.


GENEVA —Credit Suisse, the second-largest bank in Switzerland behind UBS, reports its first quarter results.


THURSDAY, April 17


WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.;


FRIDAY, April 18


WASHINGTON — Conference Board releases leading indicators for March, 10 a.m.


U.S. stock market is closed for Good Friday.


MONDAY, April 21


TUESDAY, April 22


WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for March, 10 a.m.


WEDNESDAY, April 23


WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases new home sales for March, 10 a.m.


PARIS — Michelin reports first quarter sales.


STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker Ericsson presents first-quarter results.


THURSDAY, April 24


WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases durable goods for March, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.


BERLIN — Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly business confidence index, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.


GENEVA — Swiss drugmaker Novartis reports first quarter results.


PARIS — French beverage company Pernod Ricard reports its quarterly sales figures.


PARIS — Renault reports first quarter sales.


MUNICH — Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone goes on trial on charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust connected with a $45 million payment to a German banker.


FRIDAY, April 25


STOCKHOLM — Electrolux presents first-quarter results.


STOCKHOLM — Truck maker AB Volvo presents first-quarter results.


MONDAY, April 28


WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for March, 10 a.m.


FRANKFURT, Germany — Drug and chemical company Bayer AG reports first-quarter earnings figures.


PARIS — French utility GDF-Suez reports its first-quarter earnings.


TUESDAY, April 29


WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for February, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for April, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates.


FRANKFURT, Germany — Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's biggest bank, reports first-quarter earnings figures.


FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker Volkswagen AG reports first-quarter earnings figures.


PARIS — Sanofi reports first quarter results.


WEDNESDAY, April 30


WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases first-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the first-quarter employment cost index, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates.


BERLIN — Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases April unemployment figures for Europe's biggest economy.


FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker Daimler AG reports first-quarter earnings figures.


TOKYO — BOJ policy statement.



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