• Prior 289k. Revised to 290k
  • Continued claims 2.544m vs 2.500m exp. Prior 2.518m. Revised to 2.519m
  • 4 week average 295.75k vs 293.50k prior. Revised to 293.75k

The dollar has taken a small offer and we’ve lost 6 pips in USD/JPY to 102.35 and gained around 14 in EUR/USD to 1.3388

A rise in claims but given the strong run it’s had there’s nothing that should shake any feathers here.

US initial jobless claims 14 08 2014

US initial jobless claims 14 08 2014