After inflation in the eurozone hit the official target of 2 percent in February, economists in Germany said it was time to begin dialing back purchases of government bonds and other measures aimed at lowering market interest rates. Global energy executives — and the consultants, academics and news media who follow them — will gather in Houston this week for the annual CERAWeek energy conference, sponsored by the consulting firm IHS Markit. But at a news conference after the meeting, Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank president, will face pressure to justify the central bank’s loose money policies. The unemployment figures — particularly those that come out right before the Fed’s policy-making committee meets — can have a big impact on the central bank’s decision to shift its benchmark interest rate. A version of this article appears in print on March 6, 2017, on Page B2 of the New York edition with the headline: Energy Giants Will Meet; February Jobs Report Due. Houston Will Host Energy Conference, and February Jobs Figures Are Due - By THE NEW YORK TIMESMARCH 5, 2017 Here’s a look at what’s coming up this week.
