U.S. Stocks React to Mixed Economic Data
The U.S. stock market opened with a mixed tone on Thursday as investors carefully analyzed the latest economic figures. According to data from FactSet, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)…
US Jobless Claims Decline by 18,000 to a Below-Estimate Level
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims were posted at 215,000 in the week to February 26, down by 18,000 from the previous week. The claims were below estimates of 225,000.…
Jobless Claims Fall by 17,000 to a Below-Estimate Level
(Department of Labor) US Jobless claims totaled 232,000 in the week that ended February 19, down by 17,000 from the previous week. The claims were below estimates of 235,000. On…
US Jobless Claims Advance by 23,000 to an Above-Estimate Level
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims rose by 23,000 in the week that ended February 12 to 248,000. The claims were above estimates of 219,000. On a four-week moving average,…
Jobless Claims Edge Lower to a Below-Estimate Level of 238,000
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims totaled 238,000 in the week that ended January 29, down by 23,000 from the previous week. The claims were below estimates of 245,000. The…
US Jobless Claims Fall by 30,000 to a Below-Estimate Level
(Department of Labor) The US posted a total of 260,000 jobless claims in the week that ended January 22, a decline of 30,000 from the previous week. The claims were…
Jobless Claims Jump by 55,000 as Omicron Impacts Bite
(Department of Labor) Americans filed 286,000 jobless claims in the week that ended January 15, up by 55,000 from the previous week, reflecting rising impacts of the Omicron variant. At…
US Jobless Claims Makes an Advance of 23,000 in the First Week of the Year
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims for the week that ended January 8 totaled 230,000, up 23,000 from the previous week. On a four-week moving average, jobless claims rose by…
Jobless Claims Surge by 7,000 in the Last Week of 2021
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims were recorded at 207,000 in the week that ended January 1, up 7,000 from the previous week. The previous week’s jobless claims were revised…
Applications for US Initial Jobless Benefits Plunges Again to Below 200,000
(Bloomberg) Applications for US state unemployment benefits dropped last week, signaling still-solid labor demand despite the recent surge of COVID-19 infections. Initial unemployment claims amounted to 198,000 in the week…
Jobless Claims Mirror Expectations as Levels Remain Unchanged at 205,000
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims were 205,000 for the week that ended December 18, the same as the previous week and the expected level. The jobless claims on a…
US Jobless Claims Fall by 71,000 to Mark the Lowest Level Since 1969
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims in the week that ended November 20 was 199,000, down by 71,000 from the previous week and the lowest since November 15, 1969. The…