At December’s sales pace, it would take 2.9 months to exhaust the current inventory of existing homes, up from 1.7 months a year ago.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/01/20/u-s-home-sales-drop-2/

Caden Jones of the Destination Bryan tourism office visits with WTAW’s Bill Oliver about December’s First Friday, the upcoming downtown Bryan lighted Christmas parade, and a setting a record in October for hotel revenue.

Source: https://wtaw.com/destination-bryan-december-2023-update/

December’s 5.45% reading came in 19 in the country.

Source: https://biztimes.com/wisconsin-wage-growth-slowed-to-end-the-year-but-hourly-gains-remained-above-5/

December’s growth was negatively impacted by industrial action across the UK with postal strikes, a hit to public services and lower school attendance.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-11735245/BUSINESS-LIVE-Growth-flatlines-Q4-FirstGroup-SWR-contact-extended.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

December’s strikes saw the postponement of almost 30,000 acute appointments and operations, hampering efforts to reduce waiting lists, which stand at 7.2million.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11659871/Almost-50-000-patient-visits-ruined-largest-strikes-NHS-history.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

During Wednesday’s open house and sneak peek, the hospital contained more medical equipment and furniture than was on hand during December’s tour.

Source: https://bigfoot99.com/bigfoot99-news/north-platte-valley-medicals-sneak-peek-a-success/

He compared the exchange to last December’s U.S.-Russian prisoner swap between WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout following her trial and conviction on drug possession charges in Moscow.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/05/belgium-iran-conduct-prisoner-swap-in-oman-freeing-aid-worker-and-diplomat-convicted-in-bomb-plot/

Hunn shared robin counts from recent Sonoma Valley Christmas Bird Counts: last December’s robin count totaled 5,000 birds, slightly higher than the previous three years but lower than the average of about 7,000 between 2005 and 2011.

Source: https://sonomasun.com/2023/04/03/when-robins-abound/

In a letter sent to the RMT, chief negotiator Tim Shoveller said: ‘We can’t afford to increase December’s basic pay award, but we have added some fresh proposals.’

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/02/network-rail-revises-offer-to-rmt-union-in-bid-to-end-pay-row-18206955/

Investors are on high alert for further policy tweaks from the Bank of Japan this week after December’s shock decision to raise the bar on yield movements failed to significantly improve liquidity in the market.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/16/business/boj-policy-tweaks/

Polis will release an updated budget request in early January that takes into account December’s economic forecast, giving the state Legislature a starting place for its budget discussions.

Source: https://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/2023/12/12/bvsd-school-board-talks-budget-enrollment-declines/

That was an acceleration from December’s inflation rate and was higher than economists’ expectations for 4.3%.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/business_news/national_business/article_84a4c84f-b484-5817-be27-3bfaf2f7b46c.html

The Fed said on Wednesday it had turned a critical corner in the fight against inflation after announcing an expected 25 bps hike, lower than December’s 50 bps increase, and projecting further rate increases.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/euro-zone-bond-yields-plunge-as-investors-cheer-ecb-and-fed

There was the self-doubt that surfaced after December’s plodding decision over Sandor Martin.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/11/teofimo-lopez-josh-taylor-fight-report