Initial jobless claims for the week ending January 10 rose to 217,000, up from 201,000 the previous week and missing the forecast of 210,000. Recent inflation data and comments from Fed Governor Waller pressured the US Dollar, as traders grew hopeful about an earlier rate cut. Waller hinted that a rate reduction might be on the table for the March meeting, citing progress toward the Fed's 2% inflation target. Meanwhile, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee voiced optimism about the stabilization of the labor market in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
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