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EUR/USD: US Unemployment Claims

Note: This section contains information in English only.
Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
[ANNOUNCE]

The Euro traded sideways against the US Dollar, following the US Unemployment Claims data release on Thursday at 12:30 GMT. The EUR/USD exchange currency rate lost 5 pips or 0.04% after the release. The Euro continued trading at the 1.0890 level against the Greenback after the release.

[/ANNOUNCE]

The Department of Labor released the US Unemployment Claims data, which came out better-than-expected of 5245K compared with the forecast of 5350K.

According to the official release: "The COVID-19 virus continues to impact the number of initial claims and insured unemployment."


Historical Data: US Unemployment Claims
Date19.03.2026.03.2002.04.2009.04.2016.04.20
Actual281K3283K6648K6606K5245K
Forecast220K1648K3600K5000K5350K
Initial Reaction on Main Pairs
PairOpenCloseChange
AUD/USD0.632130.632-0.02%
EUR/USD1.089411.08903-0.03%
NZD/USD0.598680.598850.03%
USD/JPY107.49107.4960.01%
Apr 16, 2020 Open Positions
PairLongsShorts
AUD/USD55.6%44.4%
EUR/USD27.8%72.2%
NZD/USD55.4%44.6%
USD/JPY42.8%57.2%

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