Here’s a summary of last week’s market moving news and a look ahead to the data, events and earnings reports that are likely to move the markets in the week starting December 28.
Last week:
- Wall Street closed in the red the shortened session before Christmas, dragged down by energy stocks, while the FTSE 100 was slightly higher.
This week:
Monday, December 28
Europe:
- Czech Republic consumer, business confidence for December.
- Slovakia consumer, industrial confidence for December.
- Romania money supply data.
- Turkey industrial confidence, capacity utilization for December.
US:
- Dallas Fed manufacturing activity for December.
Rest of the world:
- Israel interest rate announcement.
Corporate events:
- Full Year 2015 National Holdings Corp Earnings Release.
Tuesday, December 29
Europe:
- Italy consumer, business confidence for December.
- Italy economic sentiment index for December.
- Spain retail sales for November.
- Sweden household lending for November.
- Sweden trade balance for November.
US:
- Third quarter S&P Case Shiller home price index.
- October S&P Case Shiller composite 20-city home price index.
- Conference Board consumer confidence for December.
Rest of the world:
- Brazil primary budget balance for November.
Corporate events:
- None of note.
Wednesday, December 30
Europe:
- Eurozone money supply M3 for November.
- Italy manufacturing producer prices for November.
- Spain current account balance for October.
- Portugal industrial production index.
- Switzerland UBS consumption indicator for November.
- Russia HSBC manufacturing PMI for November.
US
- Weekly mortgage applications data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
- Weekly crude inventories.
- Pending home sales for November.
Rest of the world:
- South Africa trade balance for November.
- Mexico budget balance for November.
Corporate events:
- None of note.
Thursday, December 31
Europe:
- Portugal retail sales for November.
- Greece retail sales for October.
- Finland trade balance for October.
- Poland inflation expectations data from the central bank for December.
- Czech Republic M2 money supply for November.
- Russia HSBC composite, services PMI for November.
- Turkey trade balance for November.
US:
- Weekly natural gas inventories.
- Weekly jobless claims.
- Chicago PMI for December.
Rest of the world:
- Australia private sector credit for November.
- South Africa M3 money supply for November.
- South Africa private sector credit for November.
- India fiscal deficit for November.
- Israel third-quarter GDP.
- Mexico net outstanding loans for November.
- Mexico central bank monetary policy minutes.
Corporate events:
- December 2015 Rite Aid Corp Corporate Sales Release.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Europe
- Most markets closed for New Year.
US
- Markets closed for New Year.
Rest of the world:
- China official manufacturing PMI data for December.
- China non-manufacturing PMI for December.
Corporate events:
- None of note.