💥 US Jobless Claims Exceed Expectations.
💥 Markets Uneasy
💥 Fed Interest Rate Move on the Agenda
✨ Weekly data released today by the US Department of Labor indicated an unexpected slowdown in the labor market. The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment benefits in the week ending March 1st reached 220,000. Economists' median expectation was 210,000. Thus, applications exceeded expectations by 10,000, and the hashtag #USJoblessClaimsMissExpectationsquickly rose on social media. This was the highest figure in the last four weeks, while continuing claims also increased to 1.85 million, reaching their highest level since the second half of 2024. Wall Street reacted. At the opening, the Dow Jones fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 fell 0.6%, and the Nasdaq fell 1.2%. The 10-year bond yield fell to 4.28%. Gold hit a new record high of $2,185 per ounce.