Busy economic calendar today as the year winds down

Heavy dose of economic data and a government shutdown

A busy day kicks off at the bottom of the hour with Canadian retail sales, the third look at Q3 US GDP, and the November preliminary durable goods orders report.

Later we get eurozone consumer confidence, the Bank of Canada business outlook survey, the US PCE report, U Mich consumer sentiment and the Baker Hughes rig count.

There's this as well:

For more of what's expected, see the economic calendar.