jobless
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Other data include pending home sales for December on Wednesday, jobless claims on Thursday, and provisional purchasing managers’ indexes on manufacturing and services sector activity in January on Friday.
Those nonyielding assets fell as lower-than-expected U.S. jobless claims data Thursday, paired with strong Philadelphia Fed and Empire manufacturing surveys, supported expectations that a further Federal Reserve rate cut is unlikely in the immediate term.
The Russell 2000 index closed at a record for the second straight day after Fed data showed a surprise drop in weekly jobless claims, suggesting the labor market might be faring better than expected.
That could translate into declining jobless rates, but more competition for staff.
From Barron's
Rising jobless claims are one of the earliest warning signs of a weakening economy.
From MarketWatch
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