US initial claims for the current week 209K vs 202K estimate

Prior week Initial claims 199K revised to 200K Initial claims 209K vs 202K estimate 4 week MA of initial claims 199K vs 199K prev. Continuing claims 1.777M vs 1.800M. Prior 1.799M 4 week MA of continuing claims 1.785M vs 1.791M last week. Looking at the trend the initial claims remains int he range indicative of a steady jobs market. No hire. No fire, continues to be the trend. These numbers reflect that dynamic. Versus a year ago: Initial claims 209K vs 224K last year Continuing claims are lower at 1.777M vs 1.942M last year. Overall that is more positive from that perspective. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

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Prior week Initial claims 199K revised to 200K Initial claims 209K vs 202K estimate 4 week MA of initial claims 199K vs 199K prev.
Prior 1.799M 4 week MA of continuing claims 1.785M vs 1.791M last week.
Looking at the trend the initial claims remains int he range indicative of a steady jobs market.
Versus a year ago: Initial claims 209K vs 224K last year Continuing claims are lower at 1.777M vs 1.942M last year.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

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·Aug 16

China delays July economic data release to late afternoon slot

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·Aug 14

investingLive Americas FX news wrap 14 Aug: Stocks finish mixed as yields rise and the dollar falls

As Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over until it is over". Welll it is over. The week is over. For the day, the U.S. stocks finished mostly lower on Friday, but the declines were modest as the major indices wrapped up a mixed week. The S&P 500 reached a new record high during the week before backing off into the Friday close, while small caps were the standout performer. The Russell 2000 rose 0.51% on the day and closed at a new record high. Dow industrial average: 53,737.38, -108.01 points or -0.20% S&P 500: 7,785.75, -13.23 points or -0.17% Nasdaq composite: 26,729.16, -73.86 points or -0.28% Russell 2000: 3,068.42, +15.59 points or +0.51% Nasdaq 100: 30,046.14, -38.36 points or -0.13% For the week, the Dow was the only major index to finish lower, while the Russell 2000 and Nasdaq 100 led the gains: Dow: -0.56% S&P 500: +0.36% Nasdaq: +0.14% Russell 2000: +1.11% Nasdaq 100: +1.09% The modest weakness in stocks came despite a softer U.S. dollar. 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Building-material sales rose 0.3%, while food services and drinking places increased 0.5%. However, motor vehicles and parts fell 1.8%, electronics sales declined 0.5%, and non-store retailers dropped 2.2%. One month does not make a trend, but the report puts a dent in the idea that the U.S. consumer will continue to spend at a solid pace as long as the labor market remains relatively stable. Adding to the softer consumer picture was the preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey for August. Sentiment fell to 51.0 from 55.2 in July and was well below the 54.5 expected. Current conditions fell to 51.8 versus 55.0 expected, while expectations dropped to 50.6 versus 55.2 expected. Inflation expectations were less encouraging. One-year expectations edged higher to 4.3% from 4.2%, while five-year expectations remained elevated at 3.3%. 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European shares closed mostly lower, although Germany's DAX bucked the trend: German DAX: +0.51% at 26,432.87 France CAC 40: -0.16% at 8,636.81 UK FTSE 100: -0.21% at 10,750.12 Spain Ibex: -0.06% at 20,156.61 Italy FTSE MIB: -0.20% at 53,583.60 The moves in European 10-year yields were considerably larger: Germany: 3.205%, +7.1 basis points France: 4.048%, +9.9 basis points UK: 5.042%, +9.0 basis points Spain: 3.652%, +8.4 basis points Italy: 3.990%, +9.3 basis points In other markets, crude oil was a notable winner, while gold and silver also moved higher. Bitcoin moved in the opposite direction: Crude oil: $82.38, +$1.13 or +1.39% Gold: $4,376.16, +$26.14 or +0.60% Silver: $64.71, +$0.24 or +0.37% Bitcoin: $62,855, -$563 or -0.89% So the week ends with a number of competing signals for traders to digest. The S&P 500 reached another record during the week but could not hold onto the momentum Friday. 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·Aug 14

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·Aug 14

EURUSD backs off from the 50% midpoint target at 1.1585. What next?

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