Data Recap Last Week:

US Non-Farm Payrolls (Dec): 256k actual vs. 160k expected (previous 227k, revised to 212k). Net revisions for the last two months: -8k (previously +56k).

US Unemployment Rate (Dec): 4.1% actual vs. 4.2% expected (previous 4.2%).

US Average Earnings Year-Over-Year (Dec): 3.9% actual vs. 4.0% expected (previous 4.0%).