Initial Jobless Claims in the US decreased by 10K in the week ending August 19.
Continuing Jobless Claims decline by 9K, to 1.702 million in the week ending August 12.
US Dollar Index stays in positive territory above 103.70.
Initial Jobless Claims totaled 230,000 in the week ending August 19, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This follows the previous week's print of 240,000 (revised from 239,000) and came in below the market expectation of 240,000.
Further details of the publication revealed “the 4-week moving average was 236,750, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average.”
Continuing claims rose/decreased by 9K in the week ending August 12 to 1.702 million, below market expectations of 1.708 million. “The 4-week moving average was 1,697,250, an increase of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average”, the DOL further noted in its publication
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