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This week's major U.S. economic reports (December 20 - December 24)
A whole bunch of numbers get dropped on Thursday.
THIS WEEK'S MAJOR U.S. ECONOMIC REPORTS & FED SPEAKERS
TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, DEC. 20
10 am Leading economic indicators Nov. -- 0.9%
TUESDAY, DEC. 21
8:30 am Current account deficit Q3 -- -$190.3 billion
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22
8:30 am GDP revision (SAAR) Q3 -- 2.1%
10 am Consumer confidence index Dec. -- 109.5
10 am Existing home sales (SAAR) Dec. -- 6.34 million
THURSDAY, DEC. 23
8:30 am Initial jobless claims (regular state program) Dec. 18 -- N/A
8:30 am Continuing jobless claims (regular state program) Dec. 11 -- N/A
8:30 am Nominal personal income Nov. -- 0.5%
8:30 am Nominal consumer spending Nov. -- 1.3%
8:30 am Core inflation (monthly) Nov. -- 0.4%
8:30 am Core inflation (year-over-year) Nov. -- 4.1%
8:30 am Real disposable income Nov. -- -0.3%
8:30 am Real consumer spending Nov. -- 0.7%
8:30 am Durable goods orders Nov. -- -0.4%
8:30 am Core capital goods orders Nov. - 0.7%
10 am New home sales (SAAR) Nov. -- 745,000
10 am UMich consumer sentiment index (final) Dec. -- 70.4
10 am Five-year inflation expectations (final) Dec. -- 3.0%
FRIDAY, DEC. 24
Christmas holiday: None scheduled
TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, DEC. 20
10 am Leading economic indicators Nov. -- 0.9%
TUESDAY, DEC. 21
8:30 am Current account deficit Q3 -- -$190.3 billion
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22
8:30 am GDP revision (SAAR) Q3 -- 2.1%
10 am Consumer confidence index Dec. -- 109.5
10 am Existing home sales (SAAR) Dec. -- 6.34 million
THURSDAY, DEC. 23
8:30 am Initial jobless claims (regular state program) Dec. 18 -- N/A
8:30 am Continuing jobless claims (regular state program) Dec. 11 -- N/A
8:30 am Nominal personal income Nov. -- 0.5%
8:30 am Nominal consumer spending Nov. -- 1.3%
8:30 am Core inflation (monthly) Nov. -- 0.4%
8:30 am Core inflation (year-over-year) Nov. -- 4.1%
8:30 am Real disposable income Nov. -- -0.3%
8:30 am Real consumer spending Nov. -- 0.7%
8:30 am Durable goods orders Nov. -- -0.4%
8:30 am Core capital goods orders Nov. - 0.7%
10 am New home sales (SAAR) Nov. -- 745,000
10 am UMich consumer sentiment index (final) Dec. -- 70.4
10 am Five-year inflation expectations (final) Dec. -- 3.0%
FRIDAY, DEC. 24
Christmas holiday: None scheduled
Up Next for the Markets: Monday, December 20 - December 24
James Chen
Head of Content Studio, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
Dec 15, 2021 | 2 min read
• Next week, investors will gain insights into how the economy fared amidst holiday shopping, supply chain constraints and rising cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
• Several important economic data points, including the current account deficit for Q3, the Consumer Confidence Index for December, consumer spending for November and core inflation, will be released.
This week, we’ll be keeping an eye out for a few key economic data points, including the Consumer Confidence Index for December. Investors will be interested to see how the omicron variant, supply chain issues and other factors impacted how consumers are feeling about their personal finances and the economy. The current account deficit for Q3, consumer spending for November and core inflation will also be published.
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James Chen
Head of Content Studio, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
Dec 15, 2021 | 2 min read
• Next week, investors will gain insights into how the economy fared amidst holiday shopping, supply chain constraints and rising cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
• Several important economic data points, including the current account deficit for Q3, the Consumer Confidence Index for December, consumer spending for November and core inflation, will be released.
This week, we’ll be keeping an eye out for a few key economic data points, including the Consumer Confidence Index for December. Investors will be interested to see how the omicron variant, supply chain issues and other factors impacted how consumers are feeling about their personal finances and the economy. The current account deficit for Q3, consumer spending for November and core inflation will also be published.
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