UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'US employment data you can count'
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There is an eerie calm over the economic calendar. Weekly US initial jobless claims data may get more attention than normal. This is not survey evidence (people have to do something to make a claim), but it is also not comprehensive as unemployed new entrants to the workforce are
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