Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead

A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market’s attention in the week ahead

Monday October 5

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Global Services and Composite PMI for September.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Services Index for September.

Tuesday October 6

Euro zone retail sales for August

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. trade balance for August.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s international merchandise trade for August.

(10 a.m. ET) Canada’s Ivey PMI for September.

Earnings include: Constellation Brands Inc.; RPM International Inc.

Wednesday October 7

(3 p.m. ET) U.S. consumer credit for August.

Earnings include: Levi Strauss & Co.

Thursday October 8

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Oct. 3.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. wholesale trade sales for August.

Earnings include: Aritzia Inc.; NovaGold Resources Inc.; PepsiCo Inc.; Progressive Corp.; Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

Friday October 9

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian employment for September. The Street is expecting a gain of 9,200 jobs (versus a loss of 41,700 jobs in August) with the unemployment rate rising 0.1 per cent to 6.5 per cent.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for October (preliminary reading).

Earnings include: BlackRock Inc.; Delta Air Lines Inc.; MTY Food Group Inc.