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title: Initial Jobless Claims
description: "Initial Jobless Claims, Aug 13, 2026: actual 209K, forecast 202K, previous 199K · ABOVE FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              13 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Initial Jobless Claims: 209K




           Actual209K
           Forecast202K
           Previous199K

               Surprise
               +0.50σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH


            Initial Jobless Claims — Actual 209K, forecast 202K, prev 199K. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.5σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.




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