HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Jobless Claims, Philadelphia Fed Due in 5 Min.

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Jobless Claims, Philadelphia Fed Due in 5 Min.

(Bloomberg) -- Initial jobless claims seen at 250k in week ended Oct. 15 vs 246k prior week (forecast range 235k to 300k); represents inflow of workers receiving benefits.
  • Prior week’s claims lowest since 1973; claims have been below 300k for 84 consecutive weeks, longest stretch since 1970
  • Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook seen at 5 in Oct. vs 12.8 in Sept. (forecast range 2 to 15.7); gauge of sentiment in Philadelphia Fed district (Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Delaware)
  • Prior month’s reading highest since Feb. 2015
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