This is what we look at before trading starts on Friday.
–US stock futures rose, putting the S&P 500 on track for its best week in three months, based on investors’ bets that a new coronavirus spending package will bolster the economy.
Futures pegged to the S&P 500 were up 0.5%, contracts pegged to the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 were up 0.2% and Dow futures added 0.5%. Read our full market packaging.
US employers added 49,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday, returning growth to the labor market after a month-long dip. The unemployment rate fell to 6.3%.
What is coming
—Baker Hughes’ counter, a proxy for activity in the oil sector, is revealed at 1:00 pm. The US consumer credit figures for December are out at 3 p.m.