Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing:

— U.S. employment gains in 2014 were the highest since 1999, although wage gains lagged.

— Prices dropped within the Eurozone for the first time since 2009.

— The European Central Bank could provide up to $590 billion in monetary stimulus to avert deflation.

— Japan’s Prime Minister is pushing Japanese firms to raise salaries in order to drive up inflation.

— Europe will keep Russian sanctions in place until all aspects of the Ukraine truce are met.

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