MNI European Morning Briefing

     LONDON (MNI) - The European economic docket kicks off at 0700GMT with

German Manufacturing Orders.

     At 0815GMT Swiss CPI figures will be released.

     The UK Halifax House Price Index will be published at 0830GMT.

     UK Parliament will reconvene at 1000GMT after their Christmas recess.

     Several releases hit the wires at 1000GMT from the aggregated Eurozone;

Retail Sales, Economic Sentiment Indicator, Consumer Confidence, Industrial

Sentiment and the Business Climate Indicator will all be released.

     Across the Atlantic the calendar kicks off with US Employment Trends Index

at 1500GMT.

     At 1530GMT the Canadian BoC Business Outlook Survey will be published.

     The New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations will be released at

1600GMT.

     At 1740GMT the US Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic to

speak on "Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy" at the Rotary Club of Atlanta in

Atlanta, with audience and media Q&A.

     San Francisco Bank President John Williams is to participate in panel on

"Should the Fed Stick with the 2 Percent Inflation Target or Rethink it?" in

Washington, with audience Q&A at 1835GMT.

     At 2000GMT US Consumer Credit data is on the schedule, also at 2000GMT are

US final Treasury Allotments.

     Consumer credit is expected to rise by $18.3 billion in November after a

$20.5 billion jump in October. Retail sales surged by 0.8% and were up 1.0%

excluding a 0.2% decrease in motor vehicle sales, so credit card spending should

see a strong uptick on early-holiday sales.

--MNI London Bureau; +44 203 865 3809; email: kieran.williams@marketnews.com