US 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -14,000 to 220,000, previous -18,000 to 234,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -30,000 to 1.692 million, previous +51,000 to 1.722 million.
1100 ET EIA weekly Petroleum Status Report.
1300 ET Treasury auctions $32 billion 7-year T-notes.
JAPAN 0000 ET Japan Nov housing starts expected -7.8% y/y to 881,000 annualized, Oct -7.4% y/y to 879,000 annualized.
0000 ET Japan Nov construction orders, Oct +6.4% y/y.
1830 ET Japan Nov jobless rate expected unch at 2.4%, Oct unch at 2.4%. Nov job-to-applicant ratio expected unch at 1.57, Oct unch at 1.57.
1850 ET Japan Nov retail sales expected +5.0% m/m and -1.7% y/y, Oct -14.4% m/m and -7.1% y/y.
1850 ET Japan Nov industrial production expected -1.0% m/m and -8.1% y/y, Oct -4.5% m/m and -7.7% y/y.
CHINA 2030 ET China Nov industrial profits, Oct -9.9% y/y.
EUR n/a European markets closed for Christmas holiday.
0400 ET ECB publishes monthly economic bulletin.
UK n/a UK markets closed for Boxing Day.
