8:30a Initial weekly jobless claims increase 11,000 to 234,000 8:30a Four-week jobless claims average rises 6,250 to 219,750 8:30a Gold aims to extend post-Fed minutes pop as stocks set to stumble at open 8:30a Treasury yields hold decline after jobless claims 8:31a Dollar gauge holds losses after jobless claims 8:31a ICE U.S. Dollar Index down 0.3% at 93.733 8:32a Gold holds firm gains after jobless-claims report 8:33a June gold up 0.6% at $1,297.70/oz.