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US DATA: Initial unemployment claims +10k to 239k in Nov 4 week, above 

the 230k expected. The 4-wk moving avg -1,250 to 231,250, the lowest 

since the March 31, 1973 week and further confirmation that claims 

remain near their pre-hurricane levels. The average could rebound next 

week as the recent low 223,000 level in the Oct 14 week rolls out of the 

equation. Unadjusted claims in Puerto Rico totalled 8,137 in the current 

week after 6,124 in the previous week, as backlogged filings continued 

to pour in. Labor said that filings in the Virgin Islands are still 

disrupted. Seasonal factors had expected an increase of 16,281 in NSA 

claims. Instead, NSA claims rose by 25,793 to 241,568, down from the 

258,608 level a year earlier. Continuing claims +17k to 1.901m in the 

Oct 28 week. See MNI main wire.