Economic Calendar: December 26-December 30

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Dec. 26 No releases due to holiday. Tuesday, Dec. 27 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Dec. 24, vs. November Redbook Research +4.5% n.a. 0.0% -0.3%* 2:30 p.m. Treasury auction announcement Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the size of its next monthly two-year note auction, next Thursday. Wednesday, Dec. 28 8 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Dec. 23 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 554.1 n.a. 594.6 594.6 Purchase Index 432.9 n.a. 453.1 453.1 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Dec. 24 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +2.8% n.a. +2.4% +2.4% 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for Dec. Conference Board 103.6 101.5 98.3 98.9 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Dec. 24 ABC News and Washington Post -10 n.a. -11 -11 Thursday, Dec. 29 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Dec. 24 Labor Department +322,000 n.a. +318,000 +318,000 Four-week average +325,000 n.a. +324,750 +324,750 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for Nov. National Association of Realtors 6.97M 7.00M 7.09M 7.09M 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for Nov. Conference Board 39 39 38 38 1:30 p.m. Treasury auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its monthly two-year note auction, at which $TK billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for Dec. National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 61.5 60.0 61.7 61.7 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Dec. 23 Economic Cycle Research Institute +1.5% n.a. +1.7% +1.7%

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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