Eerie Calm of Summer Trading
By Barry Ritholtz - June 23rd, 2009, 8:15AM
Barron’s Editor Michael Santoli speaks about the slump in trading during the summer.
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Macro Notes
4 week avg in Claims fall to lowest since Mar ’08Peter Boockvar
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Feb 18th totaled 351k, 4k less than expected but the prior week was revised up by 3k to 351k. The 4 week average did fall to 359k from 366k, the lowest since Mar '08. Continuing Claims fell by 52k to the lowest since Aug '08. Also, Extended Benefits fell a net 69k. Bottom line, the data still points to a labor market that continues to improve however lumpy the process feels for many. ...
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