Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Job Market and Trade in Focus

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is due to testify before congressional committees on the central bank's monetary policy. The Commerce Department is scheduled to report on U.S. exports.

Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Job Market and Trade in Focus

The Commerce Department releases January figures on factory orders, shipments and inventories. Orders for manufactured goods rose 1.8% in December from the prior month, after a sharp drop in November.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the

central bank's monetary policy

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