US 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -27,000 to 225,000, previous +49,000 to 252,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +9,000 to 1.676 million, previous -31,000 to 1.667 million.
0830 ET Dec Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey expected -2.4 to 8.0, Nov +4.8 to 10.4.
0830 ET Q3 current account balance expected -$122.0 billion, Q2 -$128.2 billion.
1000 ET Nov leading indicators expected +0.1%, Oct -0.1%.
1000 ET Nov existing home sales expected -0.4% to 5.44 million, Oct +1.9% to 5.46 million.
1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 2-year T-notes (previous $40 billion), 2-year floating-rate notes (previous $18 billion), 5-year T-notes (previous $41 billion) and 7-year T-notes (previous $32 billion) to be auctioned Dec 23-26.
1300 ET Treasury auctions $15 billion 5-year TIPS.
JAPAN 0100 ET Revised Japan Nov machine tool orders.
1830 ET Japan Nov national CPI expected +0.5% y/y, Oct +0.2% y/y. Nov national CPI ex fresh food expected +0.5% y/y, Oct +0.4% y/y. Nov national CPI ex fresh food & energy expected +0.7% y/y, Oct +0.7% y/y.
n/a BOJ announces interest rate decision.
FRANCE 0245 ET France Dec business confidence expected -1 to 104, Nov unch at 105.
UK 0430 ET UK Nov retail sales ex auto fuel expected +0.4% m/m and +2.0% y/y, Oct -0.3% m/m and +2.7% y/y.
0430 ET UK Nov retail sales including auto fuel expected +0.2% m/m and +2.1% y/y, Oct -0.1% m/m and +3.1% y/y.
0600 ET UK Dec CBI retailing reported sales expected -2 to -5, Nov +7 to -3.
0700 ET BOE announces interest rate decision and asset purchase target, expected no change to the 0.750% benchmark rate or to the 435 billion-pound asset purchase target.
1901 ET UK Dec GfK consumer confidence expected unch at -14, Nov unch at -14.
CANADA 0830 ET Canada Oct wholesale trade sales expected -0.4% m/m, Sep +1.0% m/m.
