US Jobless Claims Hit 187K, Lowest Since 1969
A 187K print is not just a 56-year low, it lands before the BLS shutdown has resolved, leaving markets to digest a labor signal that looks anomalously strong on an old data series.
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A 187K print is not just a 56-year low, it lands before the BLS shutdown has resolved, leaving markets to digest a labor signal that looks anomalously strong on an old data series.
The SPR is now at its thinnest since Reagan's first term, and the next refill decision is the open question for crude traders and inflation watchers.
The producer-side print came in well below the flat reading economists expected, reinforcing the disinflationary trend that risk assets have been positioning for since May.
The 50-basis-point upgrade is small in headline terms, but it revives the soft-landing read: consumer spending held up faster than the first print suggested.