1. Jobs report expected to show hiring still strong
The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that U.S. employers added 160,000 jobs in December, according to forecasters surveyed by FactSet. That figure would mark a drop from 199,000 in November but would still be enough to indicate strong hiring. If the jobs report comes in close to expectations, the economy will have added 2.7 million jobs in 2023, or about 226,000 per month. The job market's resilience has matched the overall strength of the economy through the Federal Reserve's aggressive campaign to raise interest rates to bring down inflation. Some economists have warned higher borrowing costs could trigger a recession. The Associated Press
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