Markets will trade on shortened hours during the Christmas holiday week, with all markets closed Wednesday for the holidꦺay, and shortened trading ꦉhours on Christmas Eve.

Investors will be watching for reports on consumer confidence, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:new home sales, durable goꩲods orders, initial jobless claims, international trade, an♔d retail inventories. Few earnings reports are scheduled.

Monday, Dec. 23

• Consumer Confidence Index (December)
• Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) reports earnings

Tuesday, Dec. 24

• Durable goods orders (November)
• New home sales (November)
• Stock markets close at 1 p.m. ET
• Bond markets close at 2 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Dec. 25

• Christmas holiday

Thursday, Dec. 26

• Initial jobless claims (Week ending Dec. 21)

Friday, Dec. 27

• Advance international trade balance (November)
• Advance retail inventories (November)
• Advance wholesale inventories (November)

Christmas Holiday Shortens Trading Week

Investors will have fewer trading opportunities in the holiday-shortened week. Markets will be closed on Wednesday for Christmas. On Tuesday, sto💦ck markets will close at 1 p.m. ET while bond markets will end trading at 2 p.m. 

Despite the shortened week, some economic indicators are scheduled to be released, starting with the Conference Board’s 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Consumer Confidence Index on Monday. The 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:labor-sensitive survey comes as consumers recently 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:reported feeling b🐲et🌊ter about the economy in the wake of the election. Federal Reserve officials pay close attention to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:consumer inflation expectations, which could attract additional attention after the central bank’s decision Dec. 18 to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结🌠果体彩网:lower its interest-rate cut outlook. 

On Tuesday, investors will get Census Bureau data on new home sales and durable goods orders. The report on new home sales comes after similar data showed that 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:existing home sales increased in November. The durable goods orders report will provide insight into the health of the U.S. manufacturi♈ng sector.

The Thursday initial jobless claims data follows an 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:upward movement in unemployment that Fed officials have been following. On Friday, investors will get a look at inventory levels for retailers and wholesalers, which can provide insight into whether product sellers anticipate increased activity. 

While earnings repor✅ts are limited during the holiday week, New York-based pharmaceutical company  Anavex Life Sciences will issue its quarterly financials on Monday.