Russia Central Bank Reserves $ increased to $687.7B from previous $687.2B

Jul 3, 2025

US: Initial Jobless Claims dropped to 233K last week

US citizens filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell to 233K for the week ending June 28, as reported by the US Department of Labor (DOL) on Thursday. This print came in below initial estimates and the previous week's revised tally of 237K (revised from 236K).

USD/JPY advances as upbeat NFP lifts US Dollar

The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, as stronger-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data lifts the Greenback and reinforces policy divergence between the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ).