Jobless claims

Jobless claims
Definition: New unemployment claims are collected once a week to show the number of people who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time. Increasing (decreasing) trend suggests a deteriorating (improving) labor market. The four-week moving average of new claims smooths weekly volatility of.


Machine orders (Japan) Order: Machine Orders Data (also known as the Order of the machine tool data) is a figure issued by Japan Machine Tools Builders Association (JMTBA) each month. It serves as another indicator of the Japanese economy. In the foreign exchange market, such data is often followed by sharp changes in currency exchange rates.