A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed a modest increase in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended May 20th.The Labor Department said initial jobless claims crept up to 229,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's downwardly revised level of 225,000.Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up to 245,000 from the 242,000 originally r...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.