Jobless Claims: Not So Good As The Headline, But Not So Bad Either
Initial jobless claims will be up against some very challenging comparisons for the next 6 months or so, due to some unresolved post-COVID seasonality.
S&P 500: Stocks ease ahead of US jobs and amid raised geopolitical risks
After edging up a modest 0.5% last week, the S&P futures were holding weekly losses of around 0.8% at the time of writing on Thursday.