by Calculated Risk on 12/19/2018 07:07:00 PM

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 221 thousand initial claims, up from 206 thousand the previous week.

• At 8:30 AM, the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for December. The consensus is for a reading of 17.5, up from 12.9.