First-time jobless claims have a significant impact on the financial markets since in contrast to continuous claims data, which monitors the number of people receiving unemployment benefits, first-time jobless claims measure fresh and developing unemployment.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the USD while a lower than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the USD.
Source:
U.S. Department of Labor
Category:
Initial Jobless Claims
Units:
Thousand
Details
Impact
High
Country
Currency
USD
Latest Release
Previous
312K
Consensus
330K
Actual
332K
Next Release
Date
Sep 23, 12:30
Time left
2 days
Consensus
320K
Forex Sentiment (USD)
| Symbol | Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) | Symbol Popularity | Avg. Short Price / Distance From Price | Avg. Long Price / Distance From Price | Current Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD |
|
|
1.1603 -128 pips |
1.1817 -86 pips |
1.17306 | |
| GBPUSD |
|
|
1.3497 -169 pips |
1.3758 -92 pips |
1.36657 | |
| USDJPY |
|
|
107.6382 -195 pips |
109.9060 -32 pips |
109.585 | |
| USDCAD |
|
|
1.2683 -101 pips |
1.2997 -213 pips |
1.27844 | |
| AUDUSD |
|
|
0.7117 -146 pips |
0.7353 -90 pips |
0.72626 | |
| NZDUSD |
|
|
0.6862 -159 pips |
0.7074 -53 pips |
0.70211 | |
| USDCHF |
|
|
0.9203 -72 pips |
0.9357 -82 pips |
0.92754 | |
| USDCZK |
|
|
0 -216968 pips |
21.4848 +2120 pips |
21.69682 | |
| USDHUF |
|
|
296.4418 -516 pips |
299.4706 +213 pips |
301.604 | |
| USDMXN |
|
|
19.9826 -1166 pips |
20.5401 -4409 pips |
20.09921 |
