This week’s key financial events

Dec. 22 - 1:00 a.m. UTC: China loan prime rate (LPR) Dec. 23 - 12:00 a.m. UTC: U.S. October core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) - 1:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. third-quarter GDP, advance estimate Dec. 24 - U.S. stock market closed for Christmas - 1:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. initial jobless claims Dec. 25 - U.S. stock market closed for Christmas