TUESDAY, April 1
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.