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The economic calendar for the week of January 11 features several significant data releases that will help shape investor expectations for monetary policy and economic momentum. According to Calculated Risk, the most closely watched reports include December's Consumer Price Index, existing home sales figures, and November retail sales data. Markets will also receive new home sales information for September and October, providing a comprehensive snapshot of housing market activity.
Tuesday's agenda is particularly robust, with the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for December arriving in the early morning hours. The main event comes with the December CPI release, where economists anticipate a 0.3 percent month-over-month increase in headline inflation and a matching 0.3 percent rise in the core measure. Year-over-year, consensus expectations point to both headline and core CPI running at 2.7 percent. New home sales data for the prior two months will also be released that morning, offering insight into residential construction trends.
While Monday features no major economic releases, the week's data bundle will give policymakers, investors, and economists important signals about inflation persistence, consumer purchasing patterns, and the health of the residential real estate sector as financial markets head deeper into 2026.
