The weekly jobless claims came in at 382k, higher than expected and last week's number was revised higher to 385k from 382k. The more important 4-week moving average rose 2k to to 378k, the highest level since June.
Earlier this month this number would have sent the market higher as it would have been a signal that QE3 was on its way. BUT, QE3 is already here. So now what? Well the market is off about 0.4% heading into the 9am ET hour.
If the Fed and Obama believe that QE3 will solve the unemployment picture they are more out of tune than I initially believed. Look for this number to remain high and it could be above 390k within weeks.
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