by Calculated Risk on 12/07/2024 08:11:00 AM

The key economic report this week is November CPI.

----- Monday, December 9th -----
No major economic releases scheduled.

----- Tuesday, December 10th -----
6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for November.

----- Wednesday, December 11th -----
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for November from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI.  The consensus is for CPI to be up 2.7% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 3.3% YoY.

----- Thursday, December 12th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 227 thousand initial claims, up from 224 thousand last week.

8:30 AM: The Producer Price Index for November from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in PPI, and a 0.2% increase in core PPI.

12:00 PM: Q3 Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States from the Federal Reserve.

----- Friday, December 13th -----
No major economic releases scheduled.