DIARY - UNITED STATES - to January 4, 2008 
   *ALL TIMES EST/GMT 
    ASTERISKS DENOTE NEW LISTINGS. 
    [FED/DIARY] FOR ALL U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS 
    [SP500/M] For full list of S&P earnings 
    [NSP500/WK] 
    Mon, DEC 10 
    WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors issues 
Pending Home Sales for October; monthly housing forecast, 
1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills; announces 10-year note sale, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Tues, DEC 11 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues monthly Crop Production, World 
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues World Agricultural Production 
(full report); Cotton: World Markets and Trade (early report); 
Grain: World Markets and Trade; Oilseeds: World Markets and 
Trade, 0930/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Wholesale Inventories 
for October, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Job Openings and Labor 
Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for October, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency weekly offer of 
surplus cobalt for sale, after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1300/1800 
    NEW YORK - Institute of International Bankers seminar on 
Basel II 
    -- IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department Director 
Jaime Caruna speaks at luncheon on "Impact of Basel II on 
Global Financial Markets and the Economy," 1215/1715 
    Wed, DEC 12 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Import and Export Prices 
for November, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues International Trade for 
October, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Energy Information Administration weekly 
petroleum stocks and output data, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute weekly national 
petroleum report, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. issues Monthly Budget for 
November, 1400/1900 
    Thurs, DEC 13 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Retail Sales for 
November, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Producer Price Index for 
November; weekly Jobless Claims, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly Export Sales, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Business Inventories for 
October, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates, 
after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natgas 
stocks, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 
6-month bill sale offerings, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Association of American Railroads issues 
Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 10-year notes, 1300/1800 
    WASHINGTON - ICI weekly money market mutual fund data, 
after 1630/2130 
    Fri, DEC 14 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues Consumer Price Index for 
November; Real Earnings for November, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - National Oilseed Processors Association issues 
monthly Soybean Crushings, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues Dairy: World Markets and Trade, 
1500/2000 
    Mon, DEC 17 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Q3 Current Account, 
0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. issues Treasury International 
Capital report, 0900/1400 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Tues, DEC 18 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Housing Starts for 
November, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Logistics Agency weekly offer of 
surplus cobalt for sale, after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Wed, DEC 19 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute issues Monthly 
Statistical Report, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Energy Information Administration weekly 
petroleum stocks and output data, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute weekly national 
petroleum report, 1030/1530 
    Thurs, DEC 20 
    WASHINGTON - Census Bureau issues monthly Oilseed 
Crushings; Cotton Consumption and Stocks, 0800/1300 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Final (3rd Estimate) 
U.S. Q3 Gross Domestic Product and Final (2nd estimate) U.S. Q3 
Corporate Profits, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues weekly Jobless Claims, 
0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly Export Sales, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - National Weather Service issues 30-Day Weather 
Outlook for January, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Conference Board issues Leading Economic 
Indicators for November, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates, 
after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natgas 
stocks, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 
6-month bill sale offerings, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Association of American Railroads issues 
Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads 
    WASHINGTON - ICI weekly money market mutual fund data, 
after 1630/2130 
    Fri, DEC 21 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Personal Income for 
November, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues monthly Cattle on Feed, Cold 
Storage, 1500/2000 
    Mon, DEC 24 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills; announces 2- and 5-year notes sales, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Tues, DEC 25 
****WASHINGTON - Christmas Day holiday. Federal government 
offices closed***** 
    Wed, DEC 26 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1130/1630 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 2-year notes, 1300/1800 
    Thurs, DEC 27 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues weekly Jobless Claims, 
0830/1330 
     WAHSINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Durable Goods for 
November, 0830/1330 
    WASHIGNTON - Commerce Dept. issues Building Permit 
Revisions for November 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Preliminary Steel 
Imports for November, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Energy Information Administration weekly 
petroleum stocks and output data, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute weekly national 
petroleum report, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates, 
after 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 
6-month bill sale offerings, 1100/1600 
    WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. sells 5-year notes, 1300/1800 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues quarterly Hogs and Pigs, 
1500/2000 
    WASHINGTON - ICI weekly money market mutual fund data, 
after 1630/2130 
    Fri, DEC 28 
    WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly Export Sales, 0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Labor Dept. issues strike report for December, 
0830/1330 
    WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Single-Family Home Sales 
for November, 1000/1500 
    WASHINGTON - EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natgas 
stocks, 1030/1530 
    WASHINGTON - USDA issues Agricultural Prices, 1500/2000 
    Mon, DEC 31 
   *WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors issues 
Existing Home Sales for November, 1000/1500 
   *WASHINGTON - USDA releases weekly U.S. export inspections 
for grains, oilseeds, 1100/1600 
   *WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. announces weekly sale of 4-week 
bills, 1100/1600 
   *WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept weekly sale of 3-, 6-month 
bills, 1300/1800 
    Tues, JAN 1, 2008 
*****WASHINGTON - New Year's Day holiday. Federal government 
offices closed***** 
    Wed, JAN 2 
   *WASHINGTON - Commerce Dept. issues Construction Spending 
for November, 1000/1500 
   *WASHINGTON - Treasury Dept. ho