US Jobless Claims Thursday [Video]

The Bank of England Credit Condition Survey for the final quarter of last year opens this agenda at 9:30 in the morning. The final Euro Zone Consumer Price Index for December is up next at 10 AM. According to the early estimate, overall inflation slowed down in the final month of last year to 1.6 percent. A couple of reports regarding the US economy are up next at 1:30 PM, including the Jobless Claims stats. Initial claims dropped by 17 thousand to 216 thousand during the week ending January 5th. This was an improvement when compared with previous week's sharp increase. The US Philly Fed Survey for January is the other item out at this time. The Manufacturing Index fell to 9.4 in December from 12.9 in the previous month. The New Zealand Manufacturing PMI for December continues the data run at 9:30 PM GMT. The index slipped slightly in November, but it remains in the expansionary territory at 53.5. And the National Japanese CPI for December wraps up this calendar at 11:30 PM. The annual core inflation slipped in November from October's level of one percent.