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Initial unemployment claims above in the 10.>

US DATA
US DATA: Initial unemployment claims above expectations in the Nov 10 
wk, +2k to 216k vs 214k expected. Claims were estimated for California, 
Virginia, Texas, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. 
- The 4-wk moving avg +1,500 to 215,250 in the Nov 10 wk. The avg would 
be unchanged next week if there is no revision to the headline figure as 
the 216k level in Oct 20 week rolls out.
- NSA claims +15,821 to 230,635 in the current wk, below the 236,654 
level a year ago. 
- Continuing claims +46k to 1.676m in the Nov 3 wk, while the 4-wk avg 
+8,750 to 1.644m. The insured rate of unemployment rose to 1.2%.

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