US DATA: Initial jobless claims -1k to 388k in April 21 wk, above
375k expected and following a slight upward revision to the prev wk.
Labor Dept analyst said there were no special factors, no states
estimated. Seasonal factors expected a small drop in NSA claims of 0.7%
(-2,700), actual NSA claims -0.9% or -3,484 to 366,743. 4-wk moving avg
+6,250 to 381,750 in April 21 wk, third straight gain and high since the
Jan. 7 wk. Cont. claims +3k to 3.315m in April 14 employment survey wk,
but down from 3.354m in March 17 survey wk.