Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday

Data on housing starts and building permits for November will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Expectations for starts are a 1.530 million annual rate for November, with permits projected at 1.553 million.
Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Jobless claims are projected to drop to 806,000 in the December 12 week from 853,000 in the prior week.
The Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing index for December is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. The index is estimated to decline to 21.1 in December from 26.3 in November.
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Kansas City Fed's manufacturing index for December will be released at 11:00 a.m. ET. Analysts expect the index declining to 10 in December from previous reading of 11.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Data on money supply for the recent week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.