Latest weekly US jobless claims data 1 Feb

  • 231k prev revised down from 233k
  • continuing claims w-e 20 Jan 1953 k vs 1929k exp vs 1940k prev rev up from 1937k

A welcome weekly fall in US jobless but it's minimal.

Full report here

Curtain raiser to the usual bunfight/hype that is the NFPs tomorrow ( Friday)