Next Weekshould be interesting due to:
Economic:
1) Congress returns from recess on 1/9 to deal with the budget impasse and fund two wars
2) Fallout from the bankrupty of Zhongzhi Enterprise Group due to failure to make payments on local government finance vehicles and weakness in the RE market:
China's Shadow-Banking Giant Files For Bankruptcy | ZeroHedge
Geopolitical:
1) Houthi attacks on commercial vessels and the US response to it