Business Events Scheduled For The Coming Month

By The Associated Press

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.

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