U.S. jobless claims rose a little more than expected in the latest period but broader gauges of joblessness brightened which augurs better for the dollar. Headline jobless claims rose 10,000 to 274,000 but that marked the 11th week in a row below 300,000, a level under which denotes an improving job market.
The less volatile four-week average fell to the fewest in 15 years. The dollar's bullish revival this week lost a little drive after Fed minutes Wednesday all but doused expectations of a midyear move to boost interest rates. Consensus views expect a Fed rate hike around September.
Fed officials will be armed with one more monthly jobs report before deciding what to do with interest rates next month.
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U.S. jobless claims rose a little more than expected in the latest period but broader gauges of joblessness brightened which augurs better for the dollar. Headline jobless claims rose 10,000 to 274,000 but that marked th…
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