Economic Collapse

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8:30a U.S. jobless claims climb 14,000 to 257,000

8:30a Four-week claims average drops by 500 to 242,250


8:30a U.S. durable goods orders rise 0.7% in March

8:30a U.S. orders minus transportation fall 0.2%

8:30a Core capital goods orders increase 0.2%

8:30a Core shipments advance 0.4% in March

8:30a February gain in orders raised to 2.3% from 1.8%


8:32a Advanced U.S. trade deficit in goods widened 1.4% in March to $64.8bln

8:33a Advanced U.S. retail inventories climb 0.4% in March

8:33a Advanced U.S. wholesale inventories fall 0.1% in March