U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Jobless Claims, Import Prices Due in 5 Min.
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(Bloomberg) -- Initial jobless claims seen at 265k in wk ended Aug. 6 vs 269k prior wk (forecast range 260k to 275k); represents inflow of workers receiving unemployment benefits.
Alert: HALISTER1- Claims below 300k for 74 consecutive wks, level economists consider consistent with improving job mkt; longest stretch below 300k since 1973
- Import price index seen falling 0.4% in July after rising 0.2% in June (forecast range -0.7% to +0.2%); tracks changes in prices of goods produced abroad, sold domestically
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