U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending July 5: 227,000, expected 235,000

According to Jinshi, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending July 5 was 227,000, with an expected 235,000, and the previous value was revised from 233,000 to 232,000. The four-week average of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending July 5 was 235,500, and the previous value was revised from 241,500 to 241,250. The number of continuing jobless claims in the United States for the week ending June 28 was 1.965 million, with an expected 1.974 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.964 million to 1.955 million. [ChainCatcher]