World Week Ahead US jobs, Fed watch

World Week Ahead US jobs, Fed watch
Jan. 6 (BusinessDesk) – Following Wall Street’s lacklustre start to 2014, the latest US jobs data will take centre stage to gauge the odds that Federal Reserve policy makers might announce a further easing of their bond-buying program after their meeting at the end of this month. This week will see the release of the latest ADP employment report, weekly jobless claims and, importantly, the monthly government jobs data. The state of the American labour market forms a key ingredient to the FOMC’s take on the US economy’s need for ongoing stimu...