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In an upbeat sign for the U.S. labor market, payroll processor Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) released a report on Wednesday showing that private sector employment increased by more than expected in the month of December.

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In an upbeat sign for the U.S. labor market, payroll processor Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) released a report on Wednesday showing that private sector employment increased by more than expected in the month of December. ADP said the private sector added 238,000 jobs in December following an upwardly revised increase of 229,000 jobs in November.

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While the data continues to reflect the impact of the holidays, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing that first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by more than expected in the week ended January 4th. The report said initial jobless claims dropped to 330,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 345,000.

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President Barack Obama announced Friday that he intends to nominate Stanley Fischer to serve as Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Fischer, who served as the Governor of the Bank of Israel from 2005 to 2013, would succeed Janet Yellen as Vice Chair. Yellen was confirmed as the successor to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke earlier this week.

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Business inventories in the U.S. rose by slightly more than expected in the month of November, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday. The report said business inventories increased by 0.4 percent in November after rising by 0.8 percent in October.

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After reporting notable decreases in U.S. import prices in each of the two previous months, the Labor Department released a report on Tuesday showing that import prices unexpectedly came in unchanged in December.

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Business activity for New York manufacturers expanded at a faster pace in the month of January, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York revealed in a report on Wednesday, with the index of regional activity rising much more than anticipated. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index jumped to 12.5 in January from 2.2 in December.

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Manufacturing growth in the Philadelphia-area continued in January, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Thursday, with the index of regional manufacturing activity rising by more than expected. The Philly Fed said its diffusion index of current activity rose to 9.4 in January from a revised 6.4 in December.

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After reporting a substantial increase in new residential construction in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing a pullback in U.S. housing starts in the month of December.

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Consumer sentiment in the U.S. unexpectedly deteriorated in the month of January, according to a report released by Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan on Friday. The report said the consumer sentiment index fell to 80.4 in January from 82.5 in December.

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