Thursday data dump brings jobless claims, layoffs, services PMI and trade balance
Investors saw a packed economic set on Thursday, including jobless claims, layoffs, services PMI, and the trade balance, as attention builds ahead of Friday’s payrolls report.
THURSDAY DATA DUMP: JOBLESS CLAIMS, LAYOFFS, SERVICES PMI, TRADE BALANCE, ET ALInvestors were subjected to an epic mish-mash of economic data on Thursday.
Since Friday's payrolls report is on everyone's mind, let's begin with the labor market.First, 206,000 U.S. workers joined the queue outside the…