US weekly jobless claims fall to 194,000, below expectations

Initial jobless claims dropped by 6,000 to 194,000 for the week ending Oct. 17, versus a forecast of 200,000. The labor market remains resilient, reducing near-term recession risk. This supports a stronger growth outlook and may temper expectations for aggressive Fed easing.

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