US DATA: Dec Employment Trends Index +0.66% to 104.32, marking
+4.7% YOY. Conf Board says this means job growth is picking up some
steam as ETI has been signaling growth for three straight mos; but they
do not look for fast enough growth to sustain +200k/mo payrolls. Six of
8 ETI components had positive contributions incl Jobs Hard to Get,
Initial Jobless Claims, Part-Time Workers for Economic Reasons, Job
Openings, Industrial Production, and Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales.