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Today, <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>, Initial Jobless Claims at 8:30 AM EST offer immediate labor market insights, following November&#39;s unemployment rate rise to 4.6%. Further jobless claims next <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>, December 31, and <strong>Tuesday&#39;s<\/strong> Housing Price Index and Chicago PMI data will provide additional economic health indicators amidst year-end market volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Traders should prepare for heightened volatility around <strong>Tuesday&#39;s<\/strong> 2:00 PM EST FOMC Minutes, as Fed divisions on rates persist. 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