• Prior 326k. Revised to 332k
  • Continued claims 2.776m vs 2.850m exp. Prior 2.836m. Revised to 2.838m
  • 4 week average 316.25k vs 319.5k prior. Revised to 321k

A decent fall in claims to the lowest since September 2007

US initial jobless claims 10 04 2014

US initial jobless claims 10 04 2014

The dollar gets a boost from both this and the import/export prices. USD/JPY runs up to 101.89 from 101.65