HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Jobless Claims, Productivity in 5 Minutes

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Jobless Claims, Productivity in 5 Minutes

(Bloomberg) -- Initial jobless claims seen at 265k in wk ended Aug. 27 vs 261k prior wk (forecast range 255k to 287); represents inflow of workers receiving unemployment benefits.
  • Non-farm productivity seen falling revised 0.6% in 2Q vs initially reported 0.5% decline; (forecast range -0.8% to +0.6%); productivity measures employee output per hour
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