Highlights
In the US, the final manufacturing PMI for December is expected to come in at 48.2, unchanged from the mid-month flash and about a point lower than November's final 49.4.
Construction spending has yet to show much effect from rising financing rates. After rising by 0.6 percent in October, spending in November is expected to rise by another 0.6 percent.
In Asia, Japanese markets are closed for the New Year's holidays for the first three days of the year.