[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The U.S. Department of Labor announced on the 15th (local time) that the number of new unemployment benefit claims last week was recorded at 898,000.


This is an increase of more than 50,000 from the previous week, marking a reversal to an upward trend after three weeks.



Meanwhile, last week's claims significantly exceeded market experts' forecast of 830,000.


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