BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT
Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager
Announced this morning, Initial Jobless Claims were 1,542,000 for the week ending June 6th, slightly less than expected. Continuing Claims, which are for people who are covered by unemployment insurance and currently receiving benefits, were 20,929,000 for the week ending May 30th, remaining above the 20M mark. Overall, even though initial claims are trending lower, there is still a long way to go for the job market to get back to pre-COVID-19 levels. Meanwhile, in the announcement following yesterday’s meeting the Federal Reserve reiterated caution as the economy will likely take time to recover and they expect interest rates to not increase through 2022. In all, bond yields are lower and equity futures are sharply lower this morning as markets contemplate the road to recovery with moves higher in recent weeks.
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