Continuing Jobless Claims RIse To Highest Since Nov 2021

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time dipped from a revised 239k to 233k last week…

Source: Bloomberg

However, continuing claims for jobless benefits continues to rise – hitting its highest since November 2021 at 1.839mm Americans – and the overall trend in initial claims is clearly heading higher…

Source: Bloomberg

Is this data bad enough to warrant immediate rate-cuts?

Source: Bloomberg

We suspect there’s a long way to go before we reach reality.