The Week Ahead for Jan. 6-12

TUESDAY, Jan. 8

• Federal Reserve will release consumer credit data for November.
• Alcoa Inc. and Monsanto Co. will report their quarterly financial results.
• Germany will release November industrial orders figures and export and import data for November.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9

• Germany will report its November industrial production figures.

THURSDAY, Jan. 10

• U.S. Labor Department will release weekly jobless claims.
• Freddie Mac will announce weekly mortgage rates.
• U.S. Commerce Department will unveil wholesale trade inventories for November.
• U.S. Labor Department will report on job openings and labor turnover survey for November.
• European Central Bank's governing council will meet in Frankfurt to set monetary policy for the eurozone.
• The Bank of England will make its monthly announcement on its key interest rate.

FRIDAY, Jan. 11

• U.S. Commerce Department will release international trade data for November.
• U.S. Treasury Department will release the federal budget numbers for December.
• Wells Fargo & Co. will report its quarterly financial results.