In the United States, initial jobless claims for the week ending December 14th were 220,000, compared to an expected 230,000 and a previous value of 242,000.

BlockBeats News, December 19, the United States saw initial jobless claims of 220,000 for the week ending December 14, with an expectation of 230,000 and a previous value of 242,000.

The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending December 14 was 225,500, up from the previous value of 224,250.

The United States witnessed continuing jobless claims of 1.874 million for the week ending December 7, with an expectation of 1.89 million. The previous value was revised from 1.886 million to 1.879 million.

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) saw a short-term increase of 10 points, now trading at 107.98. (FXStreet)