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

Monday September 1

Canadian and U.S. markets closed (Labour Day)

China manufacturing, non-manufacturing and composite PMI

Japan capital spending and manufacturing PMI

Euro zone jobless rate and manufacturing PMI

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Tuesday September 2

Euro zone CPI

(9:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for August.

(9:45 a.m. ET) U.S. S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for August.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI for August.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. construction spending for July. The Street is projecting a month-over-month decline of 0.2 per cent.

Also: U.S. and Canadian vehicle sales for August.

Earnings include: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.; Zscaler Inc.

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Wednesday September 3

Japan and Euro zone services and composite PMI

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian labour productivity for Q2.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey for July.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. factory orders for July. Consensus is a month-over-month decline of 1.4 per cent.

(2 p.m. ET) U.S. Beige Book is released.

Earnings include: Descartes Systems Group Inc.; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.; Northwest Co. Inc.; Salesforce Inc.

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Thursday September 4

Euro zone retail sales

(8:15 a.m. ET) U.S. ADP National Employment for August.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s merchandise trade balance for July.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of August 30. Estimate is 233,000, up 4,000 from the previous week.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. productivity for Q2. The Street is estimating an annualized rate rise of 2.9 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. goods and services trade deficit for July.

(9:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s S&P Global Services PMI for August.

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

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. ISM Services PMI for August.

Earnings include: Broadcom Inc.; Enghouse Systems Group Ltd.; Lululemon Athletica Inc.; Transcontinental Inc.

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Friday September 5

Japan real cash earnings and household spending.

Germany factory orders

Euro zone real GDP

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian employment for August. The Street is expecting a relatively flat reading (a gain of 10,000 jobs) with the unemployment rate rising 0.1 per cent to 7.0 per cent and average hourly wages rising 3.2 per cent year-over-year.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. nonfarm payrolls for August. Consensus is a rise of 75,000 jobs month-over-month with the unemployment rate rising 0.1 per cent to 4.3 per cent and average hourly earnings up 0.3 per cent (or 3.7 per cent year-over-year).

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index for August.

Earnings include: Kroger Co.