United States Initial Jobless Claims below expectations (308K) in July 18: Actual (284K)

FXStreet.com (Barcelona)

Jul 24, 2014

United States Continuing Jobless Claims came in at 2.5M, below expectations (2.51M) in July 11

USD/JPY jumps above 101.75 amid upbeat jobless claims

The US Dollar is trading higher against the Japanese Yen following a better than expected jobless claims data in the US. The USD/JPY jumped around 15 pips from 101.60 to reach fresh highest levels since July 16 at 101.75.