Business events scheduled for the coming month
MONDAY, Dec. 3
WASHINGTON — Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for November, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for October, 10 a.m.
DETROIT — Automakers release vehicle sales for November.
BRUSSELS — Finance ministers from the 17 euro countries meet to discuss the financial crisis.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases third-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for November, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for October, 10 a.m.
THURSDAY, Dec. 6
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Joint Economic Committee hearing on the "fiscal cliff."
FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank's governing council meets to set interest rates for the eurozone.
BERLIN — Germany releases industrial orders for October.
FRIDAY, Dec. 7
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases employment data for November, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for October, 3 p.m.
BERLIN — Germany releases industrial production for October.
TUESDAY, Dec. 11
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases international trade data for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for October, 10 a.m.; Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for October, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12
WASHINGTON — Treasury releases federal budget for November, 2 p.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates.
THURSDAY, Dec. 13
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases retail sales data for November, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for November, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for October, 10 a.m.
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders meet for a two-day EU summit.
FRIDAY, Dec. 14
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for November, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for November, 9:15 a.m.
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders meet for EU summit.
TUESDAY, Dec. 18
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the third quarter, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for December, 10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases housing starts for November, 8:30 a.m.
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly survey of business optimism
THURSDAY, Dec. 20
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases third-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for November, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Conference Board releases leading indicators for November, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, Dec. 21
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for November, 8:30 a.m.
MONDAY, Dec. 24
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases durable goods for November, 8:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, Dec. 25
WASHINGTON — Stock and bond markets are closed for Christmas Day.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26
WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for October, 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, Dec. 27
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases new home sales for November, 10 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for December, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, Dec. 28
WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for November, 10 a.m.
