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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

Latest Release

Oct 18, 2018

Actual

211.75K

209.75K

Initial Jobless Claims measures the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week.

As the week to week numbers might be very volatile, the four week moving average smooths the weekly data and used for the initial jobless claims metric

A higher than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Department of Labor

Release Date	Time	Actual	Previous
Oct 25, 2018	08:30		211.75K
Oct 18, 2018	08:30	211.75K	209.75K
Oct 11, 2018	08:30	209.50K	207.00K
Oct 04, 2018	08:30	207.00K	206.50K
Sep 27, 2018	08:30	206.25K	206.00K
Sep 20, 2018	08:30	205.75K	208.00K

News

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall by 5,000 in Latest Week By Investing.com - Oct 18, 2018

Investing.com - The number of people who filed for unemployment assistance in the U.S. last week fell more than expected, according to official data released on Thursday. The number of individuals...

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall by 8,000 in Latest Week By Investing.com - Oct 04, 2018

Investing.com - The number of people who filed for unemployment assistance in the U.S. last week fell more than expected, according to official data released on Thursday. The number of individuals...

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise by 12,000 in Latest Week By Investing.com - Sep 27, 2018

Investing.com - The number of people who filed for unemployment assistance in the U.S. last week rose more than expected, according to official data released on Thursday. The number of individuals...

Analysis

Our NFP Outlook And 3 Reasons Why GBP Got Dumped By Kathy Lien - Aug 02, 2018 2

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar appreciated against all of the major currencies today except for the Japanese yen. Better-than-expected...

Why Euro Broke Support Despite ECB Optimism By Kathy Lien - Apr 26, 2018 2

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The euro went on a wild ride Thursday after the European Central Bank’s monetary policy announcement. The single currency...

5 Things To Watch In Friday's Nonfarm Payrolls By Kathy Lien - Apr 05, 2018 3

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar traded higher against all of the major currencies Thursday despite softer U.S. data. The only thing that...

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1.1463

-0.0002 -0.02%

Summary

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Sell 7

Indicators:

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EUR/USD

1.1463

-0.0002 -0.02%

Summary

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Sell 7

Indicators:

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GBP/USD

1.2966

+0.0001 +0.01%

Summary

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Indicators:

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112.62

-0.19 -0.17%

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Moving Averages:

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Indicators:

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0.7070

-0.0012 -0.17%

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Indicators:

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Indicators:

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BOC	1.50%	Oct 24, 2018
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RBI	6.50%	Dec 05, 2018
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