01:30 PM BST, United States - Employment Data:

  • Continuing Jobless Claims: actual 1,817K; forecast 1,800K; previous 1,789K;
  • Initial Jobless Claims: actual 211K; forecast 216K; previous 222K;
  • Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.: actual 214.25K; previous 214.50K;

The data came in slightly below expectations; however, the impact of this publication is limited. At the same time, there was a release of the US PPI inflation data, which was slightly better than expected, causing a slight depreciation of the USD dollar.