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The Week Ahead
                                                                                                                        March 15-19, 2021

                                   Fess Up, Fed
  Economics                        by Avery Shenfeld
                     
                                   It’s time for the Fed to fess up, and why                    When will the Fed believe that we’ve
                                   not? In this case, it will be to admit that the              also made “substantial progress” towards
      Avery Shenfeld               economic backdrop is much better than they                   “price stability”, i.e. achieving sustained
       (416) 594-7356              previously thought. The US central bank’s                    PCE inflation in the 2% range, which is the
  avery.shenfeld@cibc.com
                                   upcoming announcement will likely include                    second criteria for bond tapering? It will
        Benjamin Tal               a small, technical bump up in the interest on                dismiss a gasoline-powered spike in headline
       (416) 956-3698
   benjamin.tal@cibc.com
                                   overnight reserves, but its highlight will be                inflation in the next few months, and stress
                                   a fresh economic projection, one that will                   that underlying core prices are tame. What it
    Andrew Grantham                be a considerable upgrade from what it last                  won’t emphasize yet is that other prices that
      (416) 956-3219
andrew.grantham@cibc.com           published.                                                   have been suffering from a case of Covid-19,
                                                                                                including rents, airfares, even clothes we’ll
      Royce Mendes                 To be sure, the pandemic still rages on, and                 want to wear out in the world again, will
      (416) 594-7354
  royce.mendes@cibc.com            we wouldn’t be calling the latest versions                   also see a turning point, and wages could
                                   of the virus “variants of concern” if they                   follow that in 2022.
     Katherine Judge
      (416) 956-6527
                                   weren’t, well, concerning. Our near term
 katherine.judge@cibc.com          growth forecast is a little lighter than some                It’s the same issue with rate hikes. The Fed’s
                                   in the consensus because they could delay a                  growth forecast will make it implausible that
                                   full reopening.                                              the “dot” forecast can hang on to the claim
                                                                                                that the economy will need zero interest
                                   But the Fed’s projection goes out several                    rates until 2024. Indeed, on the growth and
                                   years, not a few months. It can’t say, after                 employment data, the conditions look to
                                   advocating for more fiscal stimulus, that the                be ripe for at least a couple of hikes in the
                                   $1.9 trillion package just enacted doesn’t                   second half of 2022. But since Fed speakers
                                   radically reshape the timing for a full                      see low inflation as more sticky than we do,
                                   recovery, as does the simple fact that growth                they aren’t yet in our camp.
                                   already in the books since the last forecast
                                   has run ahead of expectations.                               The Fed doesn’t have to give an advance
                                                                                                warning about tapering this early. So
                                   The Fed’s prior Chair, Janet Yellen, now sits                expect next week’s statement to repeat
                                   only a few blocks away at Treasury, and she                  the notion that they will let us know when
                                   has projected that the stimulus bill will allow              we’ve actually had the substantial progress
                                   the economy to hit full employment in 2022.                  needed to start that process. On rate hikes,
                                   We see little chance that Jay Powell’s team                  they’re forced to say something, by virtue
                                   will want to contradict her. That implies                    of the “dot plot” projection. The FOMCs
                                   that the Fed’s own outlook will show the                     dovish bias on inflation will likely have them
                                   economy making “substantial progress”                        bringing the first hikes into 2023, unwilling
                                   towards maximal employment, one of the                       at this point to fess up to the chance that
                                   two criteria for slowing the pace of QE bond                 near-zero interest rates will be too much
                                   buying, before the end of this year.                         stimulus even earlier than that. That smaller
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                                                                                                confession shouldn’t be enough to hit bond
                                                                                                yields next week.

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Week Ahead Calendar And Forecast
    `       CANADA                                                                                        UNITED STATES
                                                                       CIBC         Consensus     Prior                                                                     CIBC    Consensus    Prior
 Monday     Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP): 2-YR                                                 8:30 AM
 March 15   AUCTION: 2-YR CANADAS $6B                                                                     NEW YORK FED (EMPIRE)                            (Mar)    (M)               14.5       12.1

            8:15 AM                                                                                       4:00 PM
            HOUSING STARTS SAAR                      (Feb)   (M)       210K                      282.4K   NET CAPITAL INFLOWS (TICS)                       (Jan)    (L)                         $121.0B

            8:30 AM
            MANUFACTURING SHIPMENTS M/M              (Jan)   (M)       0.7%                       0.9%

            9:00 AM
            EXISTING HOME SALES M/M                  (Feb)   (M)                                  2.0%

 Tuesday    Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP): 5-YR                                                 CASH MGMT. 42-DAY $35B
 March 16   AUCTION: 3-M BILLS $6.8B, 6-M BILLS $2.6B, 1-YR BILLS $2.6B                                   20-YR AUCTION: $24B

            8:30 AM                                                                                       8:30 AM
            INT'L. SEC. TRANSACTIONS                 (Jan)   (M)                                  5.08B   RETAIL SALES M/M                                 (Feb)    (H)     -1.8%     -0.7%      5.3%
                                                                                                          RETAIL SALES (X-AUTOS) M/M                       (Feb)    (H)     -1.4%     0.2%       5.9%
                                                                                                          RETAIL SALES CONTROL GROUP M/M                   (Feb)    (H)     -1.6%     -1.1%      6.0%
            NEW BRUNSWICK BUDGET                                                                          IMPORT PRICE INDEX M/M                           (Feb)    (L)               1.1%       1.4%
                                                                                                          EXPORT PRICE INDEX M/M                           (Feb)    (L)               1.0%       2.5%

                                                                                                          9:15 AM
                                                                                                          INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION M/M                        (Feb)    (H)     -0.2%     0.4%      0.9%
                                                                                                          CAPACITY UTILIZATION                             (Feb)    (M)     75.3%     75.5%     75.6%

                                                                                                          10:00 AM
                                                                                                          BUSINESS INVENTORIES M/M                         (Jan)    (L)               0.3%       0.6%
                                                                                                          NAHB HOUSING INDEX                               (Mar)    (L)               84.0       84.0

Wednesday   Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP): 10-YR                                                7:00 AM
 March 17                                                                                                 MBA-APPLICATIONS                               (Mar 12)   (L)                         -1.3%
            8:30 AM
            CPI M/M                                  (Feb)   (H)       0.7%                       0.6%    8:30 AM
            CPI Y/Y                                  (Feb)   (H)       1.3%                       1.0%    HOUSING STARTS SAAR                              (Feb)    (M)     1535K     1565K     1580K
            CPI Core- Common Y/Y%                    (Feb)   (M)       1.3%                       1.3%    BUILDING PERMITS SAAR                            (Feb)    (H)     1700K     1750K     1886K
            CPI Core- Median Y/Y%                    (Feb)   (M)                                  2.0%
            CPI Core- Trim Y/Y%                      (Feb)   (M)                                  2.0%    2:00 PM
                                                                                                          FOMC RATE DECISION (UPPER BOUND)               (Mar 17)   (H)     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%
                                                                                                          FOMC RATE DECISION (LOWER BOUND)               (Mar 17)   (H)     0.25%     0.25%     0.25%

                                                                                                          Speaker: 2:30 PM Jerome H Powell (Chairman) (Voter)
Thursday    Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP): 30-YR                                                AUCTION: 10-YR TIPS $13B
March 18    AUCTION: 30-YR CANADAS $3B
                                                                                                          8:30 AM
            8:30 AM                                                                                       INITIAL CLAIMS                                 (Mar 13)   (M)               700K      712K
            ADP EMPLOYMENT CHANGE                                                                         CONTINUING CLAIMS                               (Mar 6)   (L)                         4144K
                                                                                                          PHILADELPHIA FED                                 (Mar)    (M)               24.0       23.1

                                                                                                          10:00 AM
                                                                                                          LEADING INDICATORS M/M                           (Feb)    (M)               0.3%       0.5%

  Friday    8:30 AM
 March 19   RETAIL TRADE TOTAL M/M                   (Jan)   (H)      -3.3%                       -3.4%
            RETAIL TRADE EX-AUTO M/M                 (Jan)   (H)      -3.0%                       -4.1%

                                       H, M, L = High, Medium or Low Significance           SAAR = Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate            Consensus Source: Bloomberg
CIBC Capital Markets                                                              The Week Ahead—March 15-19, 2021

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                                                                 if
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                                      that month’s data, the market
                                      might just chalk that up to the
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            any disappointment in severity      of storms,
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                                                                     likely nudge up the interest on overnight
                                      an impact,   particularly relative
            reserves by a token 5 bps, to keep some short term rates off of zero in the face of too much
            liquidity at the front end, but that’s a technical adjustment, not a policy tightening. Their
            substantially improved forecast shouldn’t surprise the bond market, particularly if they only
            move a few rate hikes up into 2023, and put a lot of emphasis on the currently tame trend
            in core PCE prices.

            In Canada, the retail data for January will be hit hard by public health shutdowns, and we
            already can see the makings of better news there in February employment gains in that
            sector. Housing could be hit by a turn to more seasonal winter weather in February. On the
            inflation front, keep an eye on the common component core measure, which will likely be
            your best guide to underlying trends in upcoming months as we go through some volatility
            in a few categories.

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CIBC Capital Markets                                                                    The Week Ahead—March 15-19, 2021

Week Ahead’s Key Canadian Number:
                                                                                 Cdn Consumer Price Index (YoY %)
Consumer Price Index—February                                      3
                                                                                                                BoC Target
(Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.)
                                                                   2

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                                                                                 All Items
                                                                                 CPI-Common
                                  CIBC    Mkt     Prior            0

 CPI m/m (NSA)                    0.7%      N/A 0.6%
                                                                   -1
 CPI yr/yr                        1.3%      N/A 1.0%                Feb-18            Feb-19           Feb-20           Feb-21F
 CPI-common                       1.3%      N/A 1.3%               Source: Statistics Canada, CIBC

The increase in gasoline prices will be the big story when       trim indicators, after originally publishing the January
data is released for February CPI. Prices for crude oil          data with a new methodology that made them appear
have been rising this year, and some refinery capacity           much weaker. We continue to favour the core-common
in Texas was offline during the month due to a winter            component measure, which wasn’t affected by the
storm. Higher energy prices will also show up in Ontario         changes, but will still be suggesting that underlying price
electricity prices as the government ended the 40 day            pressures are subdued.
discount that began on January 1st. However, what
doesn’t show up in the upcoming report will also be              Forecast Implications — The recent increase in gasoline
important. Price hikes for both travel tours and airfares        prices will help the upcoming March and April inflation
to holiday destinations that typically begin in February         readings surge past 2%, potentially even reaching 3%.
won’t be evident, as those services weren’t available to         However, it will be best to simply look through these
consumers this year. That should leave the seasonally-           numbers, as they will be mostly the result of base effects
adjusted month-over-month ex-food and energy reading             rather than any recent underlying price pressures. Despite
looking unusually weak and see the annual rate for that          the coming spike in headline inflation and the recent rise
indicator slow a tick.                                           in commodity prices, the trends in prices are likely to
                                                                 remain weak enough for the Bank of Canada to keep
Statistics Canada has reverted to its previous procedures        rates on hold into late 2022.
for estimating the Bank of Canada’s core-median and
Other Canadian Releases:
                                                                 Housing Starts — February
Retail Sales — January                                           (Monday, 8:15 am)
(Friday, 8:30 am)
                                                                 Favourable weather conditions helped housing starts
It wasn’t just the holiday season, as Canadians appear to        reach their highest level on record in January, but a run
have been even more frugal in January. Statistics Canada’s       of very strong readings for building permits suggests that
flash estimate indicated a 3.3% drop in sales and we             it wasn’t only warm weather driving the acceleration.
have no reason to disagree. With many parts of the               So, while conditions for construction were harsher
country under strict lockdowns, it seems the weakness            in February, there’s scope for starts to have remained
in spending was broad based outside of grocery stores            above the pre-pandemic trend, clocking in at 210K. Low
and pharmacies. Early indications suggest that auto              interest rates and fewer opportunities to spend income in
sales continued to trend lower, and sales ex-autos likely        other areas of the economy has seen Canadian housing
fared equally poorly. That said, household purchases             markets flourish during the pandemic, specifically single-
likely migrated even further towards online sellers not          family homes. However, as the virus fades and conditions
captured in the report, which actually means that the            normalize, the demand for housing could cool off
survey somewhat overstates the weakness in goods                 somewhat. Indeed, some normalization already appears
purchases in January. The February jobs data suggest             to be occurring with a pickup in activity occurring in the
that the flash estimate for that month could show a solid        multi-unit segment of the market recently.
rebounce in retail sales as stores reopened.
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CIBC Capital Markets                                                                         The Week Ahead—March 15-19, 2021

Week Ahead’s Key US Number:
                                                                     22.0                         US Retail Sales                    %   10
                                                                             %
Retail Sales—February                                                18.0                                                                6
(Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.)                                                 14.0
                                                                                                                                         2
                                                                     10.0
                                                                      6.0                                                                -2
Katherine Judge (416) 956-6527
                                                                      2.0                                                                -6
                                                                     -2.0                                                                -10
                                                                     -6.0
                                   CIBC     Mkt     Prior                                                                                -14
                                                                    -10.0                                           m/m % chg. (L)

                                                                    -14.0                                                                -18
 Retail Sales m/m %                  -1.8    -0.7     5.3                                                           y/y % chg. (R)

                                                                    -18.0                                                                -22
 Retail Sales – ex auto              -1.4     0.2     5.9                   Feb-20 Apr-20 Jun-20 Aug-20 Oct-20 Dec-20 Feb-21F
 Retail Sales – control group        -1.6    -1.1     6.0
                                                                    Source: Census Bureau, CIBC

Retail sales started the new year with a bang, but look            Forecast Implications—With the freezing weather now
to have frozen in February as temperatures plummeted               in the rear view mirror, and the labor market set for an
and auto sales dropped off. That suggests a 1.8% drop              acceleration as vaccinations continue, the soft February
in total retailing as poor weather conditions would have           retail sales print will just be a blip in what’s poised to be
held back building material sales, restaurant receipts, and        a scorching spring and summer for consumer spending
traffic at brick and mortar stores. Even when excluding            as re-openings continue and incomes soar as a result of
autos, restaurants, gasoline, and building materials, the          incoming fiscal stimulus.
control group of sales likely contracted sharply, by 1.6%
on the month. However, that would still leave that group           Market Impact—We are more pessimistic than the
up by 10% in year-over-year terms.                                 consensus which could see fixed income yields fall.

Core goods prices dropped in February, another sign
that nominal spending could have been lackluster. The
ex-auto figure will receive a lift from the rise in gasoline
prices, limiting that group’s drop to 1.4%.

Other U.S. Releases:

Industrial Production—February                                     Housing Starts—February
(Tuesday, 9:15 am)                                                 (Wednesday, 8:30 am)

Winter storms in February that left much of the state              Poor weather conditions likely held back the pace
of Texas without power for days could have held back               of housing starts in February, to 1535K, despite the
aggregate utilities production. Both manufacturing and             surge in permits in the prior month. The gap between
mining saw hours worked drop, suggesting that they                 those measures suggests the spring months will see
provided little support to production. Overall, look for a         homebuilding accelerate, as we expect permit issuance
0.2% drop in industrial production and a retrenchment              of 1700K in February. Still, mortgage rates have risen,
in capacity utilization to 75.3%.                                  causing home purchase intentions to drop off from the
                                                                   highs reached in January, something that will put a cap
                                                                   on demand as the recovery progresses.

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CIBC Capital Markets                                                                                                   The Week Ahead—March 15-19, 2021

CANADIAN RELEASE AND EVENT DATES
March/April 2021
          MONDAY                            TUESDAY                          WEDNESDAY                           THURSDAY                             FRIDAY
                              8                                  9                                10                                 11                   LABOUR         12
                                                                                                                                                       FORCE SURVEY
                                                                                                                                             8:30   AM		            AVG
                                                                                                                                                      EMPLOY UNEMP HRLY
                                                                                                           CANADA’S INTERNATIONAL                    (HSHOLD) RATE EARN
                                                                             Bank of Canada
                                                                                                             INVESTMENT POSITION                      M     Y    %     Y
                                                                       Interest Rate Announcement
                                                                                                           8:30 AM                           DEC    -0.3 -3.1   8.8  5.4
                                                                                                                                             JAN    -1.2 -4.4   9.4  5.9
                                                                                                                                             FEB     1.4 -3.1   8.2  4.3

                                                                                                                Bank of Canada                  CAPACITY UTILIZATION
                                                                                                            Dep. Governor Schembri            8:30 AM   LEVEL (%)
                                                                                                           speaks by videoconference                  TOTAL     MANUF.
                                                                                                                 @ 1:30 PM ET                 20:Q2     71.4      63.6
                                                                                                                                              20:Q3     77.4      75.3
                                                                                                                                              20:Q4     79.2      76.2

                                                                                                                                                  WHOLESALE TRADE
                                                                                                                                              8:30 AM

         HOUSING            15                                 16                                 17                                 18                                   19
          STARTS                        INT’L TRANSACTIONS
 8:15 AM     000’s (AR)               IN SECURITIES C$BN, NET                    CPI                                                                 RETAIL TRADE
         TOTAL		 SINGLES            8:30 AM                             8:30 AM    M   Y                   ADP EMPLOYMENT SURVEY               8:30 AM     (Current$)
 DEC        229         53             BONDS MONEY STOCKS TOT                                             8:30 AM                                          M          Y
                                                                        DEC     -0.2 0.7
 JAN        282         74                    MARKET                                                                                           NOV        1.8      7.6
                                                                        JAN      0.6 1.0
 FEB		                              NOV 6.2     1.1  4.5 11.8                                                                                  DEC       -3.4      3.3
                                                                        FEB
                                    DEC -8.7    6.9  6.9  5.1                                                                                  JAN
        SURVEY OF                   JAN
      MANUFACTURING
8:30 AM     SHIPMENTS
            M         Y               NEW BRUNSWICK BUDGET
NOV       -0.4     -4.7
DEC        0.9     -3.9
JAN

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                                          Bank of Canada
                                       Dep. Governor Gravelle                ONTARIO BUDGET                      QUEBEC BUDGET
                                     speaks by videoconference
                                            @ 1:15 PM ET

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                                                                            GDP BY INDUSTRY
                                                                       8:30 AM         (2002$)                     BUILDING
                                       PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT,                       GDP IND.PROD.                    PERMITS ($)                         GOOD FRIDAY
                                         EARNINGS & HOURS                          M         M             8:30 AM       M        M                    (HOLIDAY)
                                     8:30 AM                           NOV        0.8       1.8                      (RES) (NON-RES)                 (Markets Closed)
                                                                       DEC        0.1       0.2            DEC         -1.4    -10.8
                                                                       JAN		                               JAN        10.6       2.6
                                                                                                           FEB
                                                                            INDUSTRIAL PRICES
                                                                        8:30 AM     M (NSA)   Y
                                                                        DEC        1.7      2.0
                                                                        JAN        2.0      4.0
                                                                        FEB

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                                                                             MERCHANDISE
                                                                                TRADE                                                                  LABOUR
                                                                       8:30 AM   $MN   12 MO.                                                       FORCE SURVEY
                                                                       		BALANCE                                                             8:30 AM		            AVG
                                      SASKATCHEWAN BUDGET              DEC     -1,983 -37,054                                                       EMPLOY UNEMP HRLY
                                                                       JAN       1405 -32,850                                                      (HSHOLD) RATE EARN
                                                                       FEB		                                                                        M    Y     %     Y
                                                                                                                                             JAN -1.2 -4.4    9.4  5.9
                                                                            IVEY PURCHASING                                                  FEB 1.4 -3.1     8.2  4.3
                                                                            MANAGERS’ INDEX                                                  MAR
                                                                         10:00 AM

                                                                            MANITOBA BUDGET

All data seasonally adjusted except where noted “NSA”. M: per cent change from previous month. Q: per cent change from previous quarter at annual rates. Y: per cent change
from year earlier. AR: Annual Rate. YTD: Year to date. Release dates are provided by sources outside CIBC World Markets Inc. Dates are subject to change. Sources for historical
data: Statistics Canada, CMHC, Human Resources Development Canada and the Bank of Canada.

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CIBC Capital Markets                                                                                                   The Week Ahead—March 15-19, 2021

U.S. RELEASE AND EVENT DATES
March/April 2021
           MONDAY                            TUESDAY                         WEDNESDAY                           THURSDAY                             FRIDAY
                              8                                  9                                10                                 11                                  12
                                                                                     CPI                                                                    PPI
                                                                        8:30 AM     M(SA)      Y (NSA)                                        8:30 AM     M (SA)       Y (SA)
       WHOLESALE TRADE                                                  DEC          0.2         1.4                                          DEC          0.3           0.8
   10:00 AM                                                             JAN          0.3         1.4                                          JAN          1.3           1.8
                                                                        FEB          0.4         1.7                                          FEB          0.5           2.8

                                                                            TREASURY BUDGET
                                                                        2:00 PM                                                                MICHIGAN SENTIMENT (P)
                                                                                                                                              10:00 AM
                                      BOT (9:00) REDBOOK (8:55)                                           INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS (8:30)

                            15               RETAIL SALES
                                                               16                                 17                                 18                                  19
                                      8:30 AM      M        Y                    HOUSING
                                      DEC        -1.0     2.5                     STARTS                   PHILADELPHIA FED INDEX
                                      JAN         5.3     7.4            8:30 AM    Mn.		 M/M             8:30 PM
                                      FEB		                              DEC      1.680    8.2
                                                                         JAN      1.580   -6.0
  NET CAPITAL INFLOWS TICS           CAPACITY UTIL/IND. PROD.            FEB
                                                                                                              LEADING INDICATOR
  4:00 PM                            9:15 AM LEV   M        Y
                                                                                                          10:00 AM
                                     DEC    74.9  1.3    -3.2
                                     JAN    75.6  0.9    -1.8                FOMC Rate Decision
                                     FEB
                                      BUSINESS INVENTORIES                Fed Chair Powell speaks
                                     10:00 AM                                  @ 2:30 PM ET

                                       BOT (9:00) REDBOOK (8:55)                                           INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS (8:30)

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                                                                                                                                                      ADV. TRADE
                                                                                                                      GDP
                                                                                                                                               IN INTERNATIONAL GOODS
                                                                                                          8:30 AM (AR) REAL IMPLICIT
                                                                                 DURABLE                                                      8:30 AM
                                    CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE                                                             GDP DEFLATOR
   EXISTING HOME SALES                                                         GOODS ORDERS
                                    8:30 AM                                                               20:Q2        -31.4     -1.8               PERS. INC & OUT.
  10:00 AM                                                               8:30 AM     M        Y
                                                                                                          20:Q3         33.4      3.5         8:30 AM			 SAVING
                                                                         DEC        1.2     2.6
                                                                                                          20:Q4(3rd)		                           INCOME    CONS   RATE
                                                                         JAN        3.4     6.3
                                           NEW HOME SALES                FEB		                                                                         M      M      AR
                                        10:00 AM                                                                                              DEC     0.6   -0.4  13.4
                                                                                                              CORPORATE PROFITS
                                                                                                                                              JAN    10.0    2.4  20.5
                                                                                                             8:30 AM
                                                                                                                                              FEB

                                                                                                                                               MICHIGAN SENTIMENT (F)
                                                                                                                                              10:00 AM
                                       BOT (9:00) REDBOOK (8:55)                                           INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS (8:30)

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                                                                                                                ISM MFG SURVEY                          EMPLOY.
                                          S&P/CASE-SHILLER                       ADP SURVEY                10:00 AM COMP.   PRICES
                                          HOUSE PRICE INDEX                                                                                           SITUATION
                                                                          8:15 AM                                    INDEX   INDEX           8:30 AM NON-      CIV AVG
                                      9:00 AM
                                                                                                           JAN 58.7 82.1                               FARM UNEMP HRLY
                                                                                                           FEB 60.8 86.0                            PAYROLL  RATE EARN
                                                                                                           MAR		                             JAN         166    6.3 5.3
                                        CONSUMER CONFIDENCE                    CHICAGO PMI                                                   FEB         379    6.2 5.1
                                      10:00 AM                           9:45 AM                                                             MAR
                                                                                                               LIGHT VEHICLES
                                                                                                              SALES MIL (AR)     Y
                                                                                                          JAN        16.620   -1.5                   GOOD FRIDAY
                                                                                                          FEB        15.671   -6.6                    (HOLIDAY)
                                                                                                          MAR		                                     (Markets Closed)

                                       BOT (9:00) REDBOOK (8:55)                                          INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS (8:30)

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                                                                                GOODS &
       FACTORY ORDERS                                                                                                                                  PPI
                                                                         SERV. BALANCE (BOP) $B
  10:00 AM M(SA)   Y(NSA)                                                                                                                    8:30 AM M (SA) Y (SA)
                                                                        8:30 AM GDS  SERV   TOT
  DEC        1.6      -0.3                                                                                                                   JAN      1.3     1.8
                                                                        DEC    -84.1  17.2 -67.0
  JAN        2.6       2.8                                                                                                                   FEB      0.5     2.8
                                                                        JAN    -85.5  17.2 -68.2
  FEB		                                                                                                                                      MAR
                                                                        FEB

                                                                                  FOMC Minutes                                                     WHOLESALE TRADE
    ISM NON-MFG SURVEY                                                                                                                         10:00 PM
  10:00 AM                                                                   CONSUMER CREDIT
                                                                         3:00PM
                                       BOT (9:00) REDBOOK (8:55)                                          INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS (8:30)

All data seasonally adjusted except where noted “NSA”. M: per cent change from previous month. Q: per cent change from previous quarter at annual rates. Y: per cent change
from year earlier. AR: Annual Rate. YTD: Year to date. Release dates are provided by sources outside CIBC World Markets inc. Dates are subject to change. Sources for historical
data: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

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CIBC Capital Markets                                                                                                                                The Week Ahead—March 15-19, 2021

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