‘Stormy’ January jobs report tough to figure Unusually frigid month could distort hiring gains for second month in row

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Drop Before Manufacturing Report

U.S. stock futures dropped, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted its biggest January loss since 2010, as investors awaited a report on manufacturing in the world’s biggest economy.

CAD RMPI m/m 1.9% 2.1% -4.2%

CAD IPPI m/m 0.7% 0.4% 0.2%

USD ISM Manufacturing PMI 51.3 56.2 57.0

USD Construction Spending m/m 0.1% 0.3% 1.0%

USD ISM Manufacturing Prices 60.5 54.2 53.5