8:30a U.S. initial jobless claims drop 5,000 to 210,000 in mid-October
8:30a Four-week jobless claims average rises by 2,000 to 211,750
8:30a Continuing claims fall to 1.64 million, lowest since Aug. 1973
8:30a Treasury yields hold rise after economic data
8:31a 10-year yield at 3.205%; 2-year yield at 2.907%; 30-year yield at 3.374%
8:31a Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index falls slightly to 22.2 in October from 22.9 in prior month
8:31a Dollar gauge holds in modestly positive territory after economic reports
8:31a ICE U.S. Dollar Index up 0.1% at 95.631
8:33a December gold up 70 cents, or 0.1%, at $1,228.10 an ounce
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