US DATA: Nov ETI +1.4% to 99.0 vs 97.6 in Oct, +9.3% yr/yr, in contrast
to Friday’s BLS data. Conference Board said that 7 of the 8 components
in the index contributed positively, with only the larger “jobs hard to
get” number from their own Consumer Confidence report subtracting from
the index. They expect employment to continue its recent moderate
growth. See MNI main wire.