United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average increased to 203.75K in May 8 from previous 203.25K

May 14, 2026

Japanese Yen steadies as strong US Dollar offsets hawkish BoJ signals

USD/JPY trades around 157.95 on Thursday at the time of writing, up modestly by 0.05% on the day, as the pair remains close to its highest level in two weeks.

United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average increased to 203.75K in May 8 from previous 203.25K

Japanese Yen steadies as strong US Dollar offsets hawkish BoJ signals

United States Initial Jobless Claims registered at 211K above expectations (205K) in May 8