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US Initial Jobless Claims (Aug/15) 206.0K vs. Exp. 210K (Prev. 212.0K)

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A lower-than-expected 206K jobless claims print signals labor resilience, though market optimism is tempered by Treasury-Fed policy friction and escalating geopolitical tensions with Iran.

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