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Economic news schedule
• Tuesday — 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 — Commerce Department releases housing starts for November, 8:30 a.m.; Germany’s Ifo institute releases its monthly survey of business optimism.
• Thursday — 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 — Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for November, 8:30 a.m.
• Dec. 24 — Commerce Department releases durable goods report for November, 8:30 a.m.
• Dec. 25 — Stock and bond markets are closed for Christmas Day.
• Dec. 26 — Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for October, 9 a.m.
• Dec. 27 — 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.
• Dec. 28 — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for November, 10 a.m.