Details of the Q4 2016 US employment wages and costs report 31 January 2017

  • Prior 0.6%

  • Wages 0.5% vs 0.5% prior q/q
  • Benefits 0.4% vs 0.7% prior q/q

Not exactly rip-roaring numbers on the wages front. The fed will be hoping for even better wages numbers from Friday's jobs report.