The Labor Department is scheduled to release its jobless claims report for the week ended January 5th at 8:30 am ET. Economists expect claims to have declined to 362,000 from 372,000 in the previous week.
The US dollar held steady against its major rivals ahead of the report. As of 8:25 am ET, the greenback was trading at 1.3123 against the euro, 1.6057 against the pound, 0.9230 against the Swiss franc and 88.30 against the yen.
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