01:30 PM BST, United States - Employment Data:
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Nonfarm Productivity (Q1): actual -0.8% vs forecast -0.4% QoQ; previous 1.5% QoQ;
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Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.: actual 227K vs previous 226.00K;
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Initial Jobless Claims: actual 228k vs forecast 231K; previous 241K;
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Continuing Jobless Claims: actual 1,879K vs forecast 1,890K; previous 1,916K;
01:30 PM BST, United States - Unit Labor Costs (Q1):
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actual 5.7% QoQ vs forecast 5.3% QoQ; previous 2.2% QoQ;

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