Jobless claims for the week ending April 18
- Prior was 5245K
- Estimates ranged from 3.0m to 5.8m
- Continuing claims 15976K vs 16738K expected
- Prior continuing claims were 11976K
This is essentially in-line with expectations. The US dollar is under some pressure as New York trading ramps up. There's no correlation between claims and the dollar in recent weeks.
