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ECB Rate, U.S. Jobs, OPEC: Week Ahead May 28-June 4

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The European Central Bank probably will keep its benchmark rate unchanged at zero at a meeting in Vienna while issuing a new quarterly forecast that will signal whether the bank is getting closer to its inflation target. Follow the TOPLive blog for real-time coverage here.

U.S. employment probably increased around 160,000 in May, on par with the previous month’s moderate advance and held back in part by a strike at Verizon Communications Inc., economists project the Labor Department to report this coming week.