- Monday, December 15
- The Treasury will auction $27 billion of 91-day bills and $27 billion of 182-day discount bills. The 91-day bills are dated Dec. 18 and due March 19, 2009, and the 182-day bills are dated Dec. 18 and due June 18, 2009.
- Industrial production and capacity utilization figures for November are released by the Federal Reserve Board.
- The National Association of Home Builders releases its housing index for December.
The Federal Open Markets Committee of the Federal Reserve Board begins a two-day meeting to discuss monetary policy. Tuesday, December 16
- Consumer price figures for November are released by the Labor Department.
- Housing start and building permit figures for November are released by the Commerce Department.
- The Federal Open Markets Committee concludes its two-day meeting.
The Treasury will auction $22 billion of one-year bills. The 52-week bills are dated Dec. 18 and due Dec. 17, 2009. Wednesday, December 17
The U.S. trade deficit on a current account basis for the third quarter is released the Commerce Department. Thursday, December 18
- Initial jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 13 are released by the Labor Department.
- Leading economic indicator figures for November are released by the Conference Board.