Stocks Climb in Anticipation of Fed-Friendly US Economic News
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-15 22:57

This week's market focus will be on US economic news. Later today, the Dec NAHB housing market index is expected to increase by +1 to 39. On Tuesday, Nov nonfarm payrolls are expected to increase by +50,000, and the Nov unemployment rate is expected to be at 4.5%. Meanwhile, Nov average hourly earnings are expected to rise by +0.3% m/m and +3.6% y/y. Also, on Tuesday, Oct retail sales are expected to be up +0.1% m/m, and Oct retail sales ex-autos are expected to be up +0.2% m/m. Finally, on Tuesday, the Dec ...