The week ahead: Federal Reserve policymakers gather for their final 2014 meeting

MONDAY: Treasury securities auction; industrial production.

TUESDAY: Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting begins; housing starts; earnings from Darden Restaurants.

WEDNESDAY: Federal Reserve policymakers conclude meeting with economic announcement; consumer price index; earnings from FedEx, General Mills, Nike, Oracle.

THURSDAY: Initial jobless claims; leading indicators; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; earnings from ConAgra.

FRIDAY: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City manufacturing index; earnings from BlackBerry, Carmax.

This story was originally published December 12, 2014 at 1:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Federal Reserve policymakers gather for their final 2014 meeting."