Business Events Scheduled For The Coming Month

By The Associated Press

TUESDAY, Jan. 1

Stock and bond markets are closed for New Year's Day.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2

WASHINGTON ⿿ Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for December, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for November, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, Jan. 3

WASHINGTON ⿿ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases minutes from December interest-rate meeting.

DETROIT ⿿ Automakers release vehicle sales for December.

NEW YORK ⿿ Selected chain retailers release December sales comparisons.

FRIDAY, Jan. 4

WASHINGTON ⿿ Labor Department releases employment data for December, 8:30 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for December, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for November, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, Jan. 8

WASHINGTON ⿿ Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for November, 3 p.m.

BERLIN ⿿ Germany releases November industrial orders and export data.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9

BERLIN ⿿ Germany releases November industrial production figures.

THURSDAY, Jan. 10

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 wholesale trade inventories for November, 10 a.m.; Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for November, 10 a.m.

FRANKFURT, Germany ⿿ European Central Bank's governing council meets to set monetary policy for the eurozone.

FRIDAY, Jan. 11

WASHINGTON ⿿ Commerce Department releases international trade data for November, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases federal budget for December, 2 p.m.

TUESDAY, Jan. 15

WASHINGTON ⿿ Commerce Department releases retail sales data for December, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for December, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for November, 10 a.m.

BERLIN ⿿ Germany releases its full-year 2012 economic growth figure.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16

WASHINGTON ⿿ Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for December, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for December, 9:15 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for January, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.

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