Daily Agenda: The Week Ahead, November 2 – 7, 2015

The earnings season heads into the home stretch this week in the U.S. and Europe. Despite some lackluster results, U.S. stocks wrap up a weeks-long rally to close out October with the strongest monthly showing since 2011. Activity measures from China and employment data for the U.S. are the macroeconomic data book ends this coming week, with hog futures getting the spotlight on Saturday in a culinary festival entirely unsuitable for vegetarians.

Monday, November 2:政府国家统计局和私人蔡鑫/马标发布中国十月采购经理人指数数据。许多分析师预计，尽管中国人民银行最近实施的流动性措施，但制造指数水平将留在收缩领域。李克强总理上周评论表明，北京越来越熟悉官方7％目标的GDP，如China continues its slow transition向国内消费作为主要驾驶员的增长。

Tuesday, November 3:October proved to be a brutal month for Pershing Square Capital Management’sBill Ackman后的股票缬草医药国际, among the activist hedge fund manager’s holdings, declined by more than 40 percent. On TuesdayHerbalife, another thorn in Ackman’s side, will report earnings for the third quarter. On October 30 the multilevel marketing supplement company, which Ackman has called a pyramid scheme, issued a press release trolling him for his Valeant losses. For all of Ackman’s bluster, Herbalife’s price-per-share is up about 47 percent year-to-date.

Wednesday, November 4:The Kraft Heinz Company will report quarterly results for the first time after the completion of the merger between the two food-staple giants. In recent weeks industry insiders have speculated that Kraft may be considering the acquisition of European cheese and grocery assets that are being shopped by competitor Mondelez International, the suburban Chicago–based company that controls the snack food brands once part of Kraft.

Thursday, November 5:The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England makes its monthly policy decision announcement. With inflation levels remaining subdued, Bank governor Mark Carney is expected to announce the 80th consecutive month in which the benchmark lending rate will remain at the historic low of 0.05 percent.

星期五，11月6日：The U.S. Department of Labor releases its October employment report, with expectations for the payroll figures to expand in the private sector after the job count was slightly lower than anticipated in September. Although the FOMC indicated this past week that theFederal Reserveremains intent on raising policy rates before the end of the year, concerns about weak participation rates and soft earnings growth continue to cast a shadow of doubt on timing for the hike.

Saturday, November 7:Hog futures hit a multimonth low on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this past week. Analysts point toward the conclusion of October Pork Month and the social-media-popular World Health Organization report that suggests bacon and other cured meats are carcinogenic. The WHO, for its part, has insisted thatit’s not telling the public to stop eating bacon— a well-timed statement. Easton, Pennsylvania hosts the third-annualPA Bacon Fest. The weekend-long event is a celebration of all things bacon: bacon cupcakes; bacon-infused craft beer;我艺术杜科克, a bacon-themed art contest; and a Racin’ Bacon 5K fun run, in which participants are rewarded with a slice of the savory cured meat. A highlight of the event for gourmets will be the pig roast duel that kicks off on Saturday morning, with chefs vying to create the prize-winning slowly roasted swine.