WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.
NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. government debt prices trimmed earlier gains on Thursday as domestic jobless claims data suggested further improvement in the labor market which might allow the...
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - German Bund futures erased gains on Thursday after data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week.
Initial Jobless Claims : -23K to 340K vs. 345K consensus, 363K prior (revised). Continuing claims -112K to 2.91M. 3 comments!
NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Prices on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes pared earlier gains on Thursday ahead of government data on weekly jobless claims and a $13 billion auction of 10-year Treasury...
… since June 2008. The NAHB homebuilder confidence index rose to 44 in May, the first improvement in five months. Initial jobless claims for the week ended May 11th rose to a six-week high of 360,000. The University of Michigan consumer confidence index …
* C$ C$1.0192 vs US$, or 98.12 U.S. cents * Fed hint adds to bullish bets on U.S. recovery * Canada dollar gets some benefit from proximity to U.S. * Worries linger in daily data flow; jobless claims ...
… sales rising at the fastest pace in four months. Nine out of the thirteen major categories saw growth in April. Initial jobless claims fell for a third straight week to 323,000, the lowest since January 2008. The NFIB small business optimism index rose …
* Mid-Atlantic factory activity contracts in May * U.S. jobless claims rise sharply in latest week * Housing starts drop more than expected in April * Inflation data points to softer demand in...
* C$ C$1.0166 vs US$, or 98.37 U.S. cents * U.S. jobless claims rose sharply; new home starts tumbled in April * U.S. inflation points to softer demand in economy * Canadian CPI data on Friday in...