DATE GMT/EST EVENT
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03-Jan n/a Public holiday in Japan.
03-Jan 0800/0300 Italy Dec. preliminary CPI/HICP data released.
03-Jan 0900/0400 Eurozone Oct. current account data released.
03-Jan 1100/0600 Eurozone Dec. flash HICP released.
03-Jan n/a U.S. auto manufacturers to report domestic car and light truck sales for December.
03-Jan 1330/0830 Canada industrial product and raw materials prices for November.
03-Jan 1500/1000 U.S. construction spending for November.
03-Jan 1530/1030 U.S. ECRI leading index for Dec. 27 week.
03-Jan 1530/1030 Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Cathy Minehan to speak about the U.S. economy, in Hartford, Connecticut.
03-Jan 1930/1430 Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Alfred Broaddus to speak about monetary policy in a low inflation environment, at the American Finance Association annual meeting in Washing- ton.
03-Jan n/a Mexico leading indicators for October.
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04-Jan 1500/1000 Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich to speak about "conducting monetary policy" at the annual meeting of the American Economic Associ- ation in Washington. No Q&A expected.
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06-Jan 1440/0940 Deadline for weekly tenders on $3 billion in U.S. Freddie Mac 1-month Reference Bills and $3 billion in 2-month bills.
06-Jan 1500/1000 U.S. Institute for Supply Management non-manu- facturing index and Challenger layoffs for December.
06-Jan 1800/1300 Deadline for weekly tenders on $15 billion in U.S. Treasury 3-month bills and $15 billion in 6-month bills.
06-Jan 1800/1300 Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Jack Guynn to speak about the U.S. economy, in At- lanta. Q&A expected.