A look at economic events for the remainder of January:
MONDAY — U.S. stock and bond markets are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUESDAY — National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for December, 10 a.m.; Germany’s ZEW Institute releases its monthly investor confidence index for Europe’s biggest economy.
THURSDAY — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Conference Board releases leading indicators for December, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY — Commerce Department releases new home sales for December, 10 a.m.; Germany’s Ifo Institute releases its monthly index of business confidence, a closely watched indicator for Europe’s biggest economy.