Retail Sales/Jobs Data:
8:30a U.S. retail sales increase 0.3% in November
8:30a U.S. retail sales minus autos flat in November
8:30a Retail sales at gas stations drop 4% in November
8:30a Excluding gas and autos, retail sales rise 0.7%
8:30a Revised October, September sales little changed
8:30a U.S. jobless claims drop 29,000 to 343,000
8:30a Four-week claims average falls 27,000 to 381,500
8:30a Continuing claims decrease 23,000 to 3.2 million
8:30a U.S. producer prices decline 0.8% in November
8:30a PPI minus food, energy rose 0.1% last month
8:30a Wholesale energy costs sink 4.6% in November
8:30a Fed, central banks extend dollar swap lines