Analysts expect growth in US jobless claims

The number of initial jobless claims in the US for the week ended July 15 increased by 5,000 compared to the previous week, to 242,000, according to analysts polled by DailyFX.

Report says that the country's Ministry of Labor will publish official data in the afternoon of Thursday, July 20.

In addition, in the evening, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) will publish a report on the number of transactions in the sale of housing in the US secondary market. Analysts believe that the figure fell to 4.2 million in June from 4.3 million in May.

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