Consumer Confidence Expected to Edge Lower -- Data Week Ahead Update

The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS

(ET)

Wednesday 1000 Pending Home Sales Nov +0.0% (6) +3.5%

1000 Consumer Confidence Dec 128.2 (14) 129.5

Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Dec 23 240K (9) 245K

0945 Chicago PMI Dec 61.5 (6) 63.9

(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)

Write to Tim Merle at dataweekahead@wsj.com

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December 26, 2017 14:08 ET (19:08 GMT)