BREAKING: US jobless claims slightly higher than expected 📈 EURUSD ticks higher

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

• Continuing Jobless Claims: actual 1,886K; forecast 1,870K; previous 1,850K;

• Initial Jobless Claims: actual 219K; forecast 214K; previous 208K;

• Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.: actual 216.75K; previous 212.75K;

• Nonfarm Productivity (Q4): actual 1.2% QoQ; forecast 1.5% QoQ; previous 2.3% QoQ;

01:30 PM GMT, United States - Unit Labor Costs (Q4):

• actual 3.0% QoQ; forecast 3.4% QoQ; previous 0.5% QoQ;

US Initial Jobless Claims came in slightly higher than expected, moving the 4-Week Avg up. EURUSD ticked higher after the data release. However, Nonfarm Productivity and Labour Costs came in lower than expected.