US initial jobless claims data report w/e 22 January 2016

  • Prior 293k. Revised to 294k
  • Continued claims 2.268m vs 2.217m exp. Prior 2.208m. Revised to 2.219m
  • 4 week average 283.00k vs 285.00k prior. Revised to 285.25k

Better than expected and we've probably washed out any holiday anomalies now

US jobless claims 4wk average