US Week Ahead: Nonfarm Payrolls, FOMC, ISM, GDP, Durable Goods, Consumer Conf, UMich Sent

Our preliminary forecast for January non-farm payrolls is for a 160K gain. Initial claims for unemployment have trended downwards this month – the fourweek average now stands at 350K, down from 360K in December. At the same time, the preliminary January Markit US PMI showed impressive gains,…

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US Week Ahead: Nonfarm Payrolls, FOMC, ISM, GDP, Durable Goods, Consumer Conf, UMich Sent