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US DATA: Initial Jobless Claims Above-Expected At 218k
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- Jobless claims +5K TO 218K in Oct 26 week; 215K expected
- Initial claims rev up to 213K in Oct 19 week (prev 212k)
- NSA jobless claims +11k to 198,140 in Oct 26 week
- Initial claims 4-week average rises to 214,750 in Oct 26 week
- Continuing claims +7K to 1.69M in Oct 19 Week; +31k NSA
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Initial claims for the latest week come in slightly above expectations, 
with the previous week also revised a touch higher than first reported. 
All eyes now on Friday's jobs report for further indication of the state 
of the labor market. 

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