US citizens that applied for unemployment insurance benefits increased by 233K in the week ending June 22 according to the US Department of Labor (DoL) on Thursday. The prints came in short of initial estimates (236K) and were lower than the previous weekly gain of 239K (revised from 238K).
In addition, Continuing Claims increased by 18K to 1.839M in the week ended June 15.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) maintains its bearish stance on Thursday, returning to the sub-106.00 region amidst some tepid improvement in the risk-associated universe.
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