| Monday | 24 | Tuesday | 25 | Wednesday | 26 | Thursday | 27 | Friday | 28 | |
| Economic reports | Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller housing price index | Weekly jobless claims; new-home sales for November; consumer confidence for December | Chicago purchasing managers index for December; pending home sales for November | ||
| Newsmakers | New York Stock Exchange closes at 1 p.m.; US bond markets close at 2 p.m. | Financial markets, government offices, most businesses closed for Christmas |