Weekly U.S. jobless-claims reference week ends Nov. 22

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 07:30 UTC+01:00 (+0100), United States, N/A

News category : Macroeconomic Events

Data covering the week ending Nov. 22 later published by official agencies showed initial claims remained relatively low compared with recent history, suggesting limited deterioration in layoffs despite soft spots in hiring. Market participants interpreted the resilient claims backdrop as a counterpoint to other weaker indicators, reducing the immediacy of additional Fed easing priced by some traders. The signal affected short-dated Treasury yields and interest-rate futures, which retraced some earlier cut odds, and encouraged a modest rotation toward defensive names while credit spreads tightened slightly on mixed risk appetite.

Overall market impact

Light mixed market impact - strength score : 66/100

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Impacted instruments :

Short-dated U.S. Treasuries

Interest-rate futures

USD FX pairs

US cyclical equities

Credit spreads

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