Markets Overview

HIGHLIGHTS AHEAD

    It’s shaping up to be a quiet start to what should be atypical quiet post-payrolls week, as the market now awaitsthe FOMC meeting on 16/17 December. This week seesa lighter flow of US data. Beginning on Monday, marketsreceive consumer credit data for October. On Wednesday,wholesale inventories data for October will be due. OnThursday, import prices for November, jobless claims for theweek ending 5 December and monthly budget statementdata will be the highlights. The most important day this weekshould be Friday, when the November retail sales reportwill be released. Producer prices for November, businessinventories for October and the University of Michiganconsumer sentiment releases for December will also bedue. Some attention also on US politics