| US | 0830 ET | Weekly initial unemployment claims expected unch at 269,000, previous +9,000 to 269,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -6,000 to 2.155 million, previous +6,000 to 2.161 million. | |
| 0830 ET | Nov import price index expected -0.8% m/m and -9.6% y/y, Oct -0.5% m/m and -10.5% y/y. | ||
| 0830 ET | USDA weekly Export Sales. | ||
| 1100 ET | Treasury announces amount of 5-year TIPS to be auctioned Dec 17. | ||
| 1300 ET | Treasury auctions $13 billion 30-year T-bonds. | ||
| 1400 ET | Nov monthly budget statement expected -$68.0 billion, Oct -$136.532 billion. | ||
| UK | 0700 ET | BOE announces interest rate decision and asset purchase target, expected no change to the 0.50% benchmark rate or to the 375 billion pound asset purchase target. |