US weekly initial jobless claims 225K versus 220K expected

• Prior week 218K (revised to 219K)
• I4- week moving average initial jobless 224.5K vs 224.75K
• Continuing claims 1.826M vs 1.832M expected.
• Prior continuing claims 1.834M (revised to 1.827M)
• 4-week moving average continuing claims 1.829M versus 1.836M last week.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.