It’s Jobs Friday, which is the biggest charts day of the month. But there was more to pay attention to than American jobs this week. Here are the biggest economic data points to keep in mind going into the weekend.


It’s Jobs Friday, which is the biggest charts day of the month. But there was more to pay attention to than American jobs this week. Here are the biggest economic data points to keep in mind going into the weekend.
The American economy produced 321,000 new jobs in November, putting the US on its best jobs pace since 1999.
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The continent’s economy is still looking weak, with high unemployment and inflation tying a five-year low.

Domestic factory orders were way up, even though international orders were flat.

The land down under just had its slowest quarter of expansion since the 2011.
