Economic events to watch in the week of Feb 4-8

Monday February 4

  • China markets closed through Friday
  • Euro zone PPI
  • US factory orders for November
  • Earnings from Alphabet Inc

Tuesday February 5

  • Japan Markit PMI
  • Euro zone Markit PMI and retail sales
  • US final Markit services PMI for January
  • ISM non-manufacturing

Wednesday February 6

  • German factory orders
  • Canadian building permits for December
  • US productivity and unit labour costs for Q4 (preliminary).
  • US Nov trade balance
  • Earnings include BNP Paribas, Daimler, General Motor

Thursday February 7

  • German industrial production

Friday February 8

  • Japan household spending and current accounts
  • Germany trade balance
  • Canadian housing starts
  • Canadian employment
  • US wholesale inventories for December.