US DATA: (FIXING TYPO) Initial jobless claims -19k to 366k in Dec
10 wk, well below the 390k level expected and low since the May 21, 2008
wk. Claims in the prev wk rev up to 385k vs 381k originally. Labor
analyst said there nothing unusual in state data, only Alaska estimated.
Analyst said seasonals expected NSA claims to drop 13.8% or by 73k
(traditional drop-off from post-holiday gains the prior week). NSA
claims actually fell 95,506 to 433,287. 4-wk moving avg -6.5k to 387,750
in Dec 10 wk, low since Jul 12, 2008 wk. Cont claims +4k to 3.603m in
Dec 3 post-holiday week.