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The stock market fell Thursday after unemployment claims surged at levels that are not enough to convince investors the Fed will change its aggressive rate policy. Oil giants Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) led gains while food and beverage companies declined on earnings.The Nasdaq composite traded 0.1% lower, after …

There were 213,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending September 17, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 208,000 (revised from 213,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 218,000. Further details …

There were 213,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending September 10, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 218,000 (revised from 222,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 226,000. the advance …

The US dollar finished the trading session with mixed performance versus rival currencies. After a seemingly volatile day, the EUR/USD pair is little changed, just below parity after the ECB’s 75 bps rate hike that came in line with expectations.The Canadian dollar surged against the US dollar, with the pair …

here were 222,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending September 3, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 228,000 (revised from 232,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 240,000. Further details …

There were 243,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending August 20, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 245,000 (revised from 252,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 253,000. Further details …

The USD/CAD pair extended its losses for the second straight day as sellers eye a break of the 200-DMA. July’s US inflation reports show signs of peaking, with CPI at 9% YoY and PPI at 10% YoY, below their previous month’s readings.The USD/CAD is trading at 1.2738 under its opening …

There were 262,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending August 6, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 248,000 (revised from 260,000) and came in slightly lower than the market expectation of 263,000. Further …

The dollar fell against most of its major rival currencies, ending the trading day near its latest lows. This constitutes a sign of additional declines ahead in the near term.AUD/USD advanced and hovers around 0.6970, helped by gold, as the bright metal reached fresh one-month highs in the $1,790 price …

Initial jobless claims have been trending higher since early April in one of the clearest signs that the US labour market conditions have begun to deteriorate. While jobless claims have a successful track record foreshadowing recession, continuing claims are a better check on whether the economy is already slowing down.The …