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There were 286,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending January 15, data published by the US Department of Labor (DoL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 231,000 (revised up from 230K) and was well above consensus market expectations for 220,000. …

The market has stabilized, with the US dollar consolidating losses on Thursday. Risk appetite retreated, preventing the dollar index from falling further. Intraday gains of the American currency helped correct oversold conditions reached one day following Wednesday’s selloff.The Federal Reserve’s hawkish language was much assessed and digested in ahead of …

UK pubs, bars and restaurants saw hefty drop in trading over Christmas and New Year, while more Americans filed new jobless claims last week. Trading at hospitality venues slumped by 60% on Christmas Day, 31% on Boxing Day and 27% on New Year’s Eve, compared to 2019’s pre-pandemic levels.The figures, …

Wholesale inflation still shows lots of upward pressure on prices in the economy. The numbers: Wholesale prices rose just 0.2% in December to mark the smallest increase in 13 months, perhaps a sign that high inflation is finally starting to ease after the biggest run-up in nearly 40 years.The increase …

There were 230,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending January 8, data published by the US Department of Labor (DoL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 207,000 and came in above consensus market expectations for 200,000. to be updated …

There were 207,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending January 1, data published by the US Department of Labor (DoL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 200,000 (which was revised up from 198,000) and came in slightly above consensus market …

Market participants, investors, traders and economists have been warning against reading too much any market moves this week given year-end volatility and illiquidity. Investors kicked off the penultimate trading day of a volatile year on Thursday with a duet of anodyne, slightly better-than-expected indicators.Economic DataThe number of US workers filing …

US stocks rose for the third straight session on Thursday, the S&P gained 0.7% marching towards intraday record high of 4,743 hit on November 22nd, the Dow Jones added more than 200 points and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.8% as fears that the omicron variant would derail economic growth receded …

There were 205,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending December 18, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading matched the market consensus.

There were 206,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending December 11, data published by the US Department of Labor (DoL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 188K (revised up from 184K), which was the lowest reading since 1969, and came …