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Jan 6 (Reuters) - The First Week of 2025 Will Be an Interesting and Likely Busy Period For Global Markets, Ending With U.S. December Jobs Data on Friday. The Federal Reserve's December Meeting Minutes and Comments From Fed Officials Will Also Be Eyed for Policy Clues.

the Reuters Poll Forecasts A 150,000 Increase in U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Following November's 227,000 Rise, With the Unemployment Rate Expected to Remain At 4.2%. There Is a Busy U.S. Data Schedule With December ISM Services PMI, Final S&P Global Pmis, ADP Jobs, JOLTS Job Openings, November Factory Orders and Trade, Weekly Jobless Claims, Preliminary January University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations.

The Fed's Dec 17-18 Meeting Minutes Are Due on Wednesday and Fed Speakers Include Thomas Barkin, Jeffrey Schmid And Patrick Harker.

Europe Has a Full Schedule With Final Euro Zone December Services and Composite Pmis, Flash Hicp, Sentiment Indices, Consumer Confidence, Retail Sales and Producer Prices, Which Will Provide a Comprehensive Snapshot of the Economy. German Inflation, Industrial Orders, and Production Are Also Due.

The UK Has a Quiet Start to 2025 With Just Final December Services, Construction and Composite Pmis. Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden Delivers a Speech on the Outlook for Inflation and Monetary Policy.

Japan Also Eases Into the New Year With Final December Services and Composite Pmis, Wages and Overtime Pay, And November Household Spending.

China Has December Caixin Services PMI, CPI and PPI. Trade and Lending Data May Also Be Released This Week.

in Australia, November CPI, Retail Sales, Trade and Building Approvals Are the Highlights. No Top-Tier Data Is Due in New Zealand.

Canada's Key Releases Are December Jobs Data, Ivey PMI and November Trade.

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(Andrew Spencer Is a Reuters Market Analyst. the Views Expressed Are His Own. Editing by Sonali Desai)

((Andrew.m.spencer@Thomsonreuters.com; Sonali.desai@Thomsonreuters.com))