Big drop in US secondary unemployment claims
US jobless claims moved lower still over the latest week, underling the ongoing strength of the labour market.
According to the US Department of Labor, initial claims for the week ending on 20 September slipped by 3,000 to 201,000.
The four-week moving average meanwhile, which aims to smooth-out the variations from one week to the next, fell by 2,250 to 205,750.
Secondary unemployment claims, those which are not being filed for the first time and referencing the week before, dropped by a hefty 55,000 to 1.645m.