Economic Calendar for the Week of December 29, 2024
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I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday week, and that you took some much needed days off with friends and family. For those of you who can’t stop working, I (sincerely) hope you crushed it and continue going hard as we head into Monday.
Getting work done during work hours and not having to respond to a coworker’s Slack message? Sometimes that’s all the break I need to keep going.
This week’s economic calendar will be short as we run into the New Year. You are all awesome. — Holden
Last week in CO: a16z grows its political influence … OpenAI corporate revamp … Trump’s tech team versus' MAGA …
Weekend reading: Things you’re allowed to do … President Carter dies at 100 … H1B visa salary database … NPR and PBS funding under Trump …
Monday
Big news in 2023: AI-generated influencers … the cult of effective altruism …
U.S. economic events: Pending home sales (MoM & YoY), Dallas Fed manufacturing index
Global economic events: Inflation rate MoM & YoY (South Korea), fiscal balance (Mexico), NBS manufacturing PMI
Tuesday
Big news in 2023: Layoffs in gaming … Digital signatures for real photos … Amazon manages out …
U.S. economic events: Redbook YoY, house price index, API crude oil stock change
Global economic events: Balance of trade, imports and exports (South Korea), external debt (India), Unemployment rate (South Africa)
Wednesday 🎆
Big news in 2023: Export bans on chips … Chief Justice John Roberts on AI …
U.S. economic events: Happy New Year!
Global economic events: Tourist arrivals YoY (Indonesia), Caixin Manufacturing PMI (China)
Thursday
Big news in 2023: UK approves Microsoft/Activision deal … military serves in venture capital …
U.S. economic events: Mortgage applications, Initial jobless claims, Fed balance sheet
Global economic events: GDP growth rate YoY (South Korea), stock investment by foreigners (Japan), loans to households YoY (Euro Area)
Friday
Big news in 2023: Starlink enables mobile service … first global map of vessel traffic using AI … Twitch bans suggested nudity …
U.S. economic events: Total vehicle sales, ISM manufacturing employment
Global economic events: Tourist arrivals (Spain), unemployment rate (Germany), business confidence (Mexico)