Dollar gains vs yen after US jobless claims data
The dollar extended gains against the yen on Thursday after data showed initial U.S. weekly jobless claims came in lower than expected.
The dollar rose to 90.23 yen JPY= after the data from around 90.10 yen prior to the release of the data. The euro was little changed at $1.4924 EUR= from $1.4925 just before the release of the data.
The U.S. Labor department reported that initial state jobless benefit claims fell to 502,000 in the latest week from a revised 514.000 in the prior week. The consensus forecast was for initial claims of 510.000.
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