#USJoblessClaimsBeatExpectations The weekly data on jobless claims in the United States opens with a headline above hopes, yet the whole data shows that the labor market stayed strong against fear, and for this reason the market reads the data not as a sign of decay, but as a sign of resilience.
By the data released on 12 November, initial claims rose by 9,000 to the 200,000 level in the week ending 7 November, the prior week data first shown as 189,000 was revised to 191,000, hopes were at the 195,000 level, and this picture shows that initial claims came in above hopes.
On the continuing