Trading Calendar January 2 - 6, 2012

Here is your weekly trading calendar of scheduled economic data releases and other potential market moving events for the trading week of January 2 - 6, 2012.

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MONDAY:

Market Closed

TUESDAY:

10:00 ISM Index, December: 53.4 expected, 52.7 prior
10:00 Construction Spending, November: 0.5% expected, 0.8% prior
2:00 FOMC Minutes, 12/13

WEDNESDAY:

7:00 MBA Mortgage Index, 12/31: -2.6% prior
10:00 Factory Orders, November: 2.1% expected, -0.4% prior
2:00 Auto Sales, December: 4.36M prior
2:00 Truck Sales, December: 5.98M prior

THURSDAY:

7:30 Challenger Job Cuts, December: -12.8% prior
8:15 ADP Employment Change, December: 180K expected, 206K prior
8:30 Initial Claims, 12/31: 375K expected, 381K prior

8:30 Continuing Claims, 12/24: 3620K expected, 3601K prior
10:00 ISM Services, December: 53.0 expected, 52.0 prior
11:00 Crude Inventories, 12/31: 3.899M prior

FRIDAY:
8:30 Nonfarm Payrolls, December: 150K expected, 120K prior
8:30 Nonfarm Private Payrolls, December: 170K expected, 140K prior
8:30 Unemployment Rate, December: 8.7% expected, 8.6% prior
8:30 Hourly Earnings, December: 0.2% expected, -0.1% prior
8:30 Average Workweek, December: 34.3 expected, 34.3 prior

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