Central Bank Stimulus Pump, ECB Pause, U.S. Jobs: Eco Day

(Bloomberg) --

Welcome to Friday Europe. Here's the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get you through to the weekend:

• Major central banks are set to keep pumping money into financial markets and economies next year, though at a slower pace
• Economists surveyed by Bloomberg say the European Central Bank is done cutting interest rates despite persistent downside risks to growth
• Economists project U.S. nonfarm payrolls climbed by about 183,000 last month, one of the highest estimates this year ahead of a jobs report, while unemployment remained near a half-century low and wage gains stayed solid
• Political uncertainty is “playing havoc” with the U.K. labor market, with demand for workers rising at the slowest pace for a decade and wage pressures easing, according to a report
• Early indicators for China's economy suggest weakness in momentum for the seventh straight month in November, Qian Wan writes
• Asian governments are starting to do their bit to revive economic growth as central banks gradually pull back on monetary policy easing
• Finally, here's our collection of this week's analysis, scoops and enterprise from Bloomberg Economics

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