This week’s key financial events

Dec. 9 - 3:00 p.m. UTC: U.S. Department of Labor releases September JOLTS report. Dec. 10 - 7:00 p.m. UTC: U.S. interest rate decision, FOMC statement, and economic projections (dot plot) released. - 7:30 p.m. UTC: FOMC press conference. Dec. 11 - 1:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. initial jobless claims released. - 9:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. Federal Reserve releases data on reserve balances and its balance sheet.