Sign Up to Receive an Email Alert when Flash Headlines are Published

 

Economic Update: Weekly Jobless Claims

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance for the week ending 7/28 rose by 8K and were reported at 365K.

The reported total was below the consensus estimate for 370K and but above last week’s initially reported total of 353k (which has been revised up to 357k).

Continuing Claims for the week ending 7/21 came in at 3.272M vs. consensus of 3.291M.

Wondering what our short-term trading strategy is at the present time? Take a Free Trial of the All-NEW Daily Decision (the new “adaptive” system is now more active and more sensitive to trend changes) to find out. Even if you've taken a free trial of the Daily Decision in the past, you owe it to yourself to check out the new system.

 

To learn more about our NEW “Adaptive” Daily Decision System (a 100% rules-based system designed to guide your market moves) Download our Special Report on the New "Adaptive" Daily Decision System

Other stories on the US Economy to review:

• Challenger Planned Job Cuts Drop in July
  
• ISM Manufacturing Still Sub-50 in July
  
• ADP Employment Report Surprises to Upside in July
  
• Consumer Confidence Perks Up in July, But...
  
• Chicago PMI Headline BTE, But Employment Dives
  
• Personal Income Up, Spending Flat in June
  
• GDP Slows to 1.5% in Q2
  
• Pending Home Sales Down in June
  
• Durable Goods Up on Transportation Orders
  
• Markit's Flash Manufacturing PMI Weakest in 19 Months
  
• Philly Fed Down Again in July
  
• LEI Falls Again in June
  
• Existing Home Sales Fall in June
  
• Housing Starts Higher, Permits Lower in June
  
• Industrial Production Above, Capacity Utilization Below Expectations
  
• CPI Shows Inflation Flat in June
  
• Empire Manufacturing Improves in July
  
• Retail Sales Disappoint in June
  
• PPI Up in June
  
• Import/Export Prices Down in June
  
• NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Pulls Back Again
  
• Jobs Report Disappoints Again in June
  
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Disappoints in June

 

Remember, you are in control your email alerts! You can receive alerts for more than 25 free research report alerts including: The “10.0” Report, The Insiders Report, ETF Leaders Report, and The Focus List.