AP National News Calendar
Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week.
All times are Eastern.
SUNDAY, Dec. 13
No events of note.
MONDAY, Dec. 14
No events of note.
TUESDAY, Dec. 15
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases industrial production for November, 9:15 a.m.; Treasury releases international money flows data for October, 4 p.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases retail sales data for November, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for October, 10 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for December, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers release a statement on interest rates, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, Dec. 17
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases housing starts for November, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases weekly report on unemployment benefits, 8:30 a.m.; Mortgage company Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, Dec. 18
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the third quarter.
SATURDAY, Dec. 19:
No event of note.
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Sunday, Dec. 13:
No events of note.
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Monday, Dec. 14:
Presidential electors meet in state capitals to vote.
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court issues orders.
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Tuesday, Dec. 15:
President-elect Joe Biden campaigns in Atlanta for the two Democrats in the Senate runoff elections to be held Jan. 5.
Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit a vaccine production facility in Indiana.
WASHINGTON — Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee hearing on the pandemic’s effect on the live event entertainment industry.
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on online piracy.
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Wednesday, Dec. 16:
WASHINGTON — Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs subcommittee hearing on the economic competition between the United States and China.
WASHINGTON — Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the 2020 election.
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Hong Kong.
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Thursday, Dec. 17:
WASHINGTON — Meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee to discuss the request for emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc.
WASHINGTON — House Reform and Oversight Committee hearing on the opioid crisis and the role played by Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.
FedEx Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market close.
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Friday, Dec. 18:
No events of note.
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Saturday, Dec. 19:
No event of note.