Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday

The Challenger job-cut report for December is scheduled for release at 7:30 a.m. ET..
Data on international trade in goods and services for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect a deficit of $71.6 billion for total goods and services trade in November, versus a $67.1 billion gap in the previous month.
Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect jobless claims rising to 205,000 for the January 1 week, compared to 198,000 in the previous week.
Data on factory orders for November will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Factory orders are projected to increase 1.3% in November.
The ISM's services index for December is scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. The services index is likely to decline to 67.0 in December from 69.1 in November.
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.