Forex News – US retail sales rise while jobless claims fall
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 2:20 pm GMTSome positive data from the US today on retail sales and jobless claims lifted market sentiment in early New York trading hours, pointing to steady healing in the economy. A report showed that the number of initial jobless claims fell to a nine-week low and a fourth straight week.According to the US Labor Department, Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell 29,000 to a seasonally adjusted 343,000 for the week ending December 8. This was more than the expected [..]