A Thanksgiving-shortened week in the US will not prevent it from being a busy calendar week (US Exist/New home sales, Pers. pending, Q3 revised GDP, German Q3 GDP, German IFO, Canadian retail sales). CAN Sep retail sales 13:30 GMT expected to slow to 0.6% from 0.8% and core sales (ex autos) exp at 0.4% from 0.5%. USDCAD faces interim TL resistance at 1.0750, followed by 1.0795 (from Aug 17 high) with support starting at 1.0595. CATCH ASHRAF OM BLOOMBERG TV Monday 10:15 GMT (5:15 EDT)
MONDAY: Existing-home sales; two-year note auction; earnings from Campbell Soup, HP, ADI and Brocade
TUESDAY: GDP (2nd look); Conference Board consumer confidence; Sheila Bair press briefing; Five-year note auction; Fed minutes; Earnings from American Eagle, Barnes & Noble, Dollar Tree, Hormel, Medtronic and TiVo
WEDNESDAY: Weekly mortgage apps; weekly jobless claims; durable goods; personal income; Reuters/U of Mich consumer sentiment; new-home sales; weekly crude inventories; 7-year note auction; Earnings from Deere, Tiffany
THURSDAY: Thanksgiving—all US financial markets closed
FRIDAY: Black Friday—US markets open but NYSE closes early
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