In the week ending September 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 275,000. No change was anticipated. The 4-week moving average was 272,500, a decrease of 3,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 275,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7% for the week ending September 5, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending September 5 was 2,237,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week's revised level. 0 The 4-week moving average was 2,256,250, a decrease of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average.
Euro is currently being traded few points above 1.1330 area, Sterling is around 1.5530 level, while Aussie is at 0.7160 level. Later today,
FOMC interest rate decision is scheduled for a release.