US 0830 ET Apr non-farm payrolls expected -21.705 million, Mar -701,000. Apr private payrolls expected -21.700 million, Mar -713,000. Apr manufacturing payrolls expected -2.50 million, Mar -18,000. Apr unemployment rate expected +11.6 to 16.0%, Mar +0.9 to 4.4%.
0830 ET Apr avg hourly earnings expected +0.4% m/m and +3.3% y/y, Mar +0.4% m/m and +3.1% y/y. Apr avg weekly hours all-employees expected -0.6 to 33.6 hours, Mar -0.2 to 34.2 hours.
1000 ET Revised Mar wholesale inventories, previous -1.0%. Mar wholesale trade sales expected -3.0% m/m, Feb -0.8% m/m.
GERMANY 0200 ET German Mar trade balance expected +18.8 billion euros, Feb +20.6 billion euros. Mar exports expected -5.0% m/m, Feb +1.3% m/m. Mar imports expected -4.0%, Feb -1.6% m/m.
EUR 0700 ET ECB President Christine Lagarde delivers opening address on an online conference of “Covid-19: Economic Policies for the Aftermath†sponsored by the European University Institute.
CANADA 0815 ET Canada Apr housing starts expected 72,500, Mar 195,200.
0830 ET Canada Mar building permits expected -20.0% m/m, Feb -7.3% m/m.
0830 ET Canada Apt net change in employment expected -4.00 million, Mar -1,010,700. Apr unemployment rate expected +10.3 to 18.1%, Mar +2.2 to 7.8%.
UK n/ UK markets closed for May Day holiday.
