Traders will be looking ahead to Friday’s key U.S employment report for August after the surprisingly weak report for July. Economists expected U.S. employers to have created about 150,000 jobs in August.

The sparse Canadian data calendar kicks of Monday with industrial and raw material prices for July, as well as the balance of international payments for the second quarter.

Tuesday brings the gross domestic product report for June and the second quarter

South of the border, the Conference Board releases its report on U.S. consumer confidence for August on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the Institute of Supply Management releases its survey of manufacturing activity for August.

Thursday, as usual, will bring the report on U.S. weekly jobless claims.

The week closes with the August jobs report and the ISM index for the service sector.

As for corporate earnings, Bank of Nova Scotia and Hudson’s Bay Co. will both report next week.

Scotiabank will round out the earnings season among Canada’s big banks on Tuesday.

Analysts expect Scotiabank to report third-quarter earnings of 69¢ a share, up 13% from 61¢ a year ago.

Retailer Hudson’s Bay also reports its latest quarterly results on Tuesday, as does Open Tex.

Thursday brings reports from Descartes Systems, Canadian Western Bank, and Patheon.