US: Initial jobless claims remained low - Nomura
|US initial jobless claims remained low in the week ended 16 June, inching 3k lower to 218k, points out the research team at Nomura.
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“Importantly, this reference week corresponds to the BLS survey week for the June employment report; the low reading would be supportive of a healthy gain in payroll employment.”
“Continuing claims increased 22k for the week ending 9 June, still 23k below the reading from one month ago. Overall, today’s weekly claims data is consistent with continued labor market strength.”
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