ALL TIMES EST/GMT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Department holds weekly sale of 4-week bills, 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT).
Treasury Department sells 52-week bills, 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
Federal Open Market Committee holds one-day of meeting on interest rate policy. The statement on interest rate will be released about 2:15 p.m. (1915 GMT). In a Reuters poll, Primary dealers expect the fed funds rate will remain in the 0.0 percent to 0.25 percent range.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
ICSC/Goldman Sachs release chain store sales for the week ended Dec. 11 versus the prior week, 7:45 a.m. (1245 GMT). In the previous week, sales were down 2.1 percent.
Labor Department releases the November Producer Price Index (PPI), 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a 0.6 percent increase compared with a 0.4 percent rise in October. Excluding volatile food and energy items, PPI is expected to rise 0.2 percent versus a 0.6 percent drop the prior month.
Commerce Department releases the November retail sales, 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey expect a 0.6 percent rise compared with a 1.2 percent increase in October. Excluding automobiles, sales are forecast to rise 0.6 percent compared with a 0.4 percent rise the prior month.
Redbook releases its Retail Sales Index of department and chain store sales for December versus November, 8:55 a.m. (1355 GMT). In the prior period, sales rose 0.6 percent.
Commerce Department issues Business Inventories for October, 10 a.m. (1500 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey expect a 1.0 percent rise versus a 0.9 percent increase in the prior month.
ABC News releases its consumer comfort index for the week ended Dec. 12 versus the prior week, 5 p.m. (2200 GMT). In the previous week, the index read -45.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Department holds weekly sale of 4-week bills, 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT).
Treasury Department sells 52-week bills, 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
Federal Open Market Committee holds one-day of meeting on interest rate policy. The statement on interest rate will be released about 2:15 p.m. (1915 GMT). In a Reuters poll, Primary dealers expect the fed funds rate will remain in the 0.0 percent to 0.25 percent range.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
ICSC/Goldman Sachs release chain store sales for the week ended Dec. 11 versus the prior week, 7:45 a.m. (1245 GMT). In the previous week, sales were down 2.1 percent.
Labor Department releases the November Producer Price Index (PPI), 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a 0.6 percent increase compared with a 0.4 percent rise in October. Excluding volatile food and energy items, PPI is expected to rise 0.2 percent versus a 0.6 percent drop the prior month.
Commerce Department releases the November retail sales, 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey expect a 0.6 percent rise compared with a 1.2 percent increase in October. Excluding automobiles, sales are forecast to rise 0.6 percent compared with a 0.4 percent rise the prior month.
Redbook releases its Retail Sales Index of department and chain store sales for December versus November, 8:55 a.m. (1355 GMT). In the prior period, sales rose 0.6 percent.
Commerce Department issues Business Inventories for October, 10 a.m. (1500 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey expect a 1.0 percent rise versus a 0.9 percent increase in the prior month.
ABC News releases its consumer comfort index for the week ended Dec. 12 versus the prior week, 5 p.m. (2200 GMT). In the previous week, the index read -45.
Keywords: DIARY USTREASURIES (U.S. Treasury Desk; +1-646-223-6300) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.