by Calculated Risk on 12/23/2023 08:11:00 AM

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

The key indicator this week is Case-Shiller House Prices for October.

----- Monday, December 25th -----
All US markets will be closed in observance of the Christmas Holiday.

----- Tuesday, December 26th -----
8:30 AM: Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November. This is a composite index of other data.

9:00 AM: FHFA House Price Index for October. This was originally a GSE only repeat sales, however there is also an expanded index. 

9:00 AM ET: S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index for October.

This graph shows graph shows the Year over year change in the seasonally adjusted National Index, Composite 10 and Composite 20 indexes through the most recent report (the Composite 20 was started in January 2000).

The consensus is for an 5.0% year-over-year increase in the National index for October.

10:30 AM: Dallas Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for December.

----- Wednesday, December 27th -----
10:00 AM: Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for December. This is the last of regional manufacturing surveys for December.

----- Thursday, December 28th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 210 thousand, up from 205 thousand last week.

10:00 AM: Pending Home Sales Index for November. The consensus is for a 0.9% increase in the index.

----- Friday, December 29th -----
9:45 AM: Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for December.