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The U.S. Labor Department issues job openings and labor turnover survey for October. Job
openings, a measure of labor demand, is expected to have slightly decreased to 5.500 million
from 5.526 million in the prior month. Separately, the National Federation of Independent
Business releases its Small Business Optimism index for November (0600/1100)
Deutsche Bank (DE:DBKGn) CEO John Cryan and Wells Fargo (N:WFC) CEO John Stumpf are among the executives speaking
at the annual Goldman Sachs (N:GS) financial services conference for institutional investors in New
York. The two-day conference traditionally includes updates to year-end profit expectations and
takes place as many executives are wrapping up their annual budgets and employee bonus
schedules. Others scheduled speakers include JPMorgan Chase & Co (N:JPM) chief financial officer and
executives from BlackRock, KeyCorp (N:KEY), State Street Corp (N:STT), Discover Financial Services (N:DFS), SunTrust
Banks and Ally Financial. Presentations will be webcast.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz will give a speech on "The Evolution of Unconventional
Monetary Policy" at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, six days after the Bank of Canada held
interest rates steady in its last rate decision of the year. Poloz will also hold a press
conference following the speech.
U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly will meet with investors in Boston to review its experimental
treatments for Alzheimer's, as well as its array of animal health products. The company is
developing Alzheimer's treatments that target different proteins suspected as causes of the
degenerative brain disease, but clinical trials showing their potential are expected to take
years to complete.
More than a dozen top CEOs will attend the New York Times "Energy for Tomorrow" conference in
Paris, including: Paul Polman, Unilever (L:ULVR); Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Schneider; Ulrich Spiesshofer,
ABB; Peter Agnefjäll, IKEA; Peter Terium, RWE; Patrick Pouyanne, Total; Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of
Mubadala Energy and chairman, Masdar; Bob Dudley, BP (L:BP); Yngve Slyngstad, CEO Norges Bank
Investment Management; José Manuel Entrecanales, chairman, Acciona; Hans Vestberg, Ericsson (ST:ERICAs);
Lyndon Rive, CEO SolarCity; Peder Holk Nielsen, Novozymes; Anders Runevad, Vestas; Tom Werner,
SunPower; Eldar Saetre, Statoil; Carlos Ghosn, Renault-Nissan.
A report from Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp is expected to show a rise in housing starts
for November. Groundbreaking on new homes is likely to have increased to an annual rate of
198,700 from 198,100 in the prior month. (0815/1315) Separately, Canadian building permits is
expected to have jumped 3.2 percent in October, after dropping 6.7 percent in September.
(0830/1330)
events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at
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The U.S. Labor Department issues job openings and labor turnover survey for October. Job
openings, a measure of labor demand, is expected to have slightly decreased to 5.500 million
from 5.526 million in the prior month. Separately, the National Federation of Independent
Business releases its Small Business Optimism index for November (0600/1100)
Deutsche Bank (DE:DBKGn) CEO John Cryan and Wells Fargo (N:WFC) CEO John Stumpf are among the executives speaking
at the annual Goldman Sachs (N:GS) financial services conference for institutional investors in New
York. The two-day conference traditionally includes updates to year-end profit expectations and
takes place as many executives are wrapping up their annual budgets and employee bonus
schedules. Others scheduled speakers include JPMorgan Chase & Co (N:JPM) chief financial officer and
executives from BlackRock, KeyCorp (N:KEY), State Street Corp (N:STT), Discover Financial Services (N:DFS), SunTrust
Banks and Ally Financial. Presentations will be webcast.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz will give a speech on "The Evolution of Unconventional
Monetary Policy" at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, six days after the Bank of Canada held
interest rates steady in its last rate decision of the year. Poloz will also hold a press
conference following the speech.
U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly will meet with investors in Boston to review its experimental
treatments for Alzheimer's, as well as its array of animal health products. The company is
developing Alzheimer's treatments that target different proteins suspected as causes of the
degenerative brain disease, but clinical trials showing their potential are expected to take
years to complete.
More than a dozen top CEOs will attend the New York Times "Energy for Tomorrow" conference in
Paris, including: Paul Polman, Unilever (L:ULVR); Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Schneider; Ulrich Spiesshofer,
ABB; Peter Agnefjäll, IKEA; Peter Terium, RWE; Patrick Pouyanne, Total; Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of
Mubadala Energy and chairman, Masdar; Bob Dudley, BP (L:BP); Yngve Slyngstad, CEO Norges Bank
Investment Management; José Manuel Entrecanales, chairman, Acciona; Hans Vestberg, Ericsson (ST:ERICAs);
Lyndon Rive, CEO SolarCity; Peder Holk Nielsen, Novozymes; Anders Runevad, Vestas; Tom Werner,
SunPower; Eldar Saetre, Statoil; Carlos Ghosn, Renault-Nissan.
A report from Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp is expected to show a rise in housing starts
for November. Groundbreaking on new homes is likely to have increased to an annual rate of
198,700 from 198,100 in the prior month. (0815/1315) Separately, Canadian building permits is
expected to have jumped 3.2 percent in October, after dropping 6.7 percent in September.
(0830/1330)