Economic Commentary Highlights...

• Amid a flurry of key reports on the economy, the December ISM and the December jobs report are likely to stand out.
• The debate over the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) role in the recovery could reignite this week.
• Although mixed, the economic data released over the final two weeks of 2010 suggest that the U.S. economy was accelerating as 2010 ended.

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