The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 23 was 229,000, lower than the expected 230,000

According to HashiChain, 1. For the week ending August 23, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. was 229,000, below the market expectation of 230,000, with previous data revised from 235,000 to 234,000. 2. The revised annualized quarterly rate of real GDP in the U.S. for the second quarter is 3.3%, higher than the expected 3.1%, with the previous figure being 3.0%.