Feb
05
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light sweet crude futures for March settlement traded at USD96.08 a barrel during early U.S. trade falling 0.28%. Weakness in the U.S. dollar helped depress crude oil prices. The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, gave back 0.06% …
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Sep
23
Labor Day caused a bump in the jobless claims series. Initial claims in the September 18 week, which doesn’t include Labor Day, rose 12,000 to a higher-than-expected 465,000. The prior week, which includes Labor Day, was revised 3,000 higher to 453,000. Adjustments factor in a low level of filings for the shortened week and a …
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Sep
22
Jobless Claims Initial jobless claims for the September 11 week dipped 3,000 to 450,000 for the lowest total since July. The four-week average posted its sharpest decrease of the year, down 13,500 to a 464,750 level that is about 20,000 lower than mid-month August. However, the latest claims may have been affected by the shortened …
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Sep
09
In a sign of improvement for the labor market, initial jobless claims fell substantially in the September 4 week. Claims came in at 451,000 vs. 478,000 in the prior week (revised from 472,000). The 451,000 level is the lowest since July and the second lowest since May. The Labor Department told Market News International that …
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Sep
02
Initial jobless claims may be edging down, at least they have the past couple of weeks. Initial claims for the August 28 week came in at 472,000 compared with a revised 478,000 in the prior week and the 2010 peak of 504,000 the week before that. The four-week average fell 2,500 to 485,500 yet is …
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Aug
19
The Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti business conditions index is designed to track real business conditions at high frequency. Its underlying economic indicators (weekly initial jobless claims; monthly payroll employment, industrial production, personal income less transfer payments, manufacturing and trade sales; and quarterly real GDP) blend high- and low-frequency information and stock and flow data. Both the ADS index …
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Aug
05
Jobless claim rise as labour market struggles with slowing US economic activities. Problems with US economy doesn’t seem to ending in any way. Unemployment benefits increased by 19000 last week to reach 479000 as reported by the Labour Department. This was the highest jobless claims since April making a 3- month high. Unemployment benefit claims …
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