Week Ahead: December jobs data comes Jan. 6

MONDAY: All financial markets closed for New Year’s Day holiday.

TUESDAY: Construction spending; Treasury securities auction.

WEDNESDAY: December motor vehicle sales; ADP employment report; Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes from December.

THURSDAY: Chain store sales; initial jobless claims; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; earnings from Monsanto, Walgreens.

FRIDAY: December employment report; factory orders; international trade.

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