New Year’s eve has a lighter schedule as many European markets are closed and others have trimmed sessions. However the US trades normally, and there are also economic reports scheduled, including:
- S&P/Case-Shiller house prices (2pm GMT)
- Conference Board sentiment index (3pm GMT) – that’s the key one and markets expect it to rise to 128,2 points from 125,5 points in November on top of strong equity market
The focus will be on the US markets as they will set the yearly result. Lower FX liquidity may impact currencies and we see major moves on precious metals so the last day of 2019 could be more eventful than the calendar would suggest. Here’s the “holiday” schedule for the markets:
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Source: XTB
