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US: Initial Jobless Claims fell to 236K last week
US citizens filing new applications for unemployment insurance dropped to 236K for the week ending June 21, as reported by the US Department of Labor (DOL) on Thursday. This print came in below initial estimates and the previous week's revised tally of 246K (revised from 245K).Fxstreet
Thu, Jun 26
US weekly jobless claims fall but unemployment rolls swelling
WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, but the unemployment rate could rise in June as more laid off people struggle to find work. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjust...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
US Durable Goods Orders rise 16.4% in May vs. 8.5% expected
Durable Goods Orders in the United States (US) rose by 16.4%, or $48.3 billion, in May to $343.6 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Thursday. This reading followed a 6.6% decrease (revised from -6.3%) reported in April and came in better than the market expectation for an increase of 8.5%.Fxstreet
Thu, Jun 26
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Muddled US meddling grinds factory gears
By Gabriel Rubin WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Trying to reshape the U.S. economy around manufacturing is hard enough without helter-skelter industrial policy. Cancelled subsidies, shredded contracts and unpredictable tariffs should be partly countervailed by tax and regulation br...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
