The Week Ahead

Some of the major business and economic events scheduled for this week

MONDAY

* Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Financial markets, federal government offices and most banks are closed.

TUESDAY

* Federal Reserve holds Treasury bill auction.

WEDNESDAY

* Commerce Department releases figures on November international trade.

* Federal Reserve releases survey of regional economic conditions.

THURSDAY

* Commerce Department releases report on December job starts.

FRIDAY

* Treasury Department releases report on December budget deficit.