Europe

The Boeing 737 Max will be approved to resume flights in Europe next week, following nearly two years of reviews after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide, the head of the European aviation safety agency said Tuesday.

Disneyland Paris said on Monday it was postponing its reopening by almost two months, to April 2, due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traders will get the latest reports on jobless claims and import and export prices

Investor will also get the latest inflation report in the form of consumer prices for December

The U.S. economy is expected to have added a meager 71,000 new nonfarm jobs last month

French tire maker Michelin said on Wednesday it would cut up to 2,300 jobs over three years as part of a new simplification and competitiveness plan in France, adding this would involve neither layoffs nor plant closures.

It will be a full trading day on Wall Street. Markets in Germany and Japan were closed

Tariffs will be out on aircraft manufacturing parts and certain non-sparkling wines as well as cognacs and other brandies from France and Germany

The EU and China ink a trade deal that may not sit well with the U.S.

Traders will also get the latest report on pending home sales

Britain on Monday urged businesses to prepare for Brexit, just days before a transition period designed to smooth the UK’s departure from the European Union comes to an end.

Business groups are calling for more time to adjust to Britain’s new trade agreement with the European Union, saying new rules set to come into force next week risk disrupting the $590 billion-plus annual trade in goods that previously flowed freely.

Negative results from a molecular COVID-19 test or antigen test must be obtained within 72 hours of departure from London Heathrow Airport for incoming flights to Newark Liberty International Airport. 

A trade deal was finally reached Thursday after negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and right into Christmas Eve on the finishing touches.

It will be an abbreviated session with equity trading ending at 1:00 PM eastern time.

There was no official confirmation of a deal but a news conference was expected in London on Thursday morning

Investors will get several economic reports including jobless claims, income & spending and new home sales