jobless claims: NEW Reuters Global stock markets inched higher while U.S. debt prices fell on Thursday following unexpectedly low U.S. weekly jobless claims and stronger-than-expected U.S. earnings from companies including Facebook, according to Euro News. The lower-than-expected U.S. initial jobless claims has made people focus on the improving labor market situation, said Ian Lyngen, senior government bond strategist, at CRT Capital in Stamford, Connecticut and By Caroline Valetkevitch The benchmark S P 500 index closed at a record high for a second session in a row, buoyed by data showing initial jobless claims in the worlds largest economy dropped to their lowest in more than eight years.
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