I’ve been trying to understand how much weight investors give to weekly unemployment claims data. From what I see, higher claims can signal a weaker economy, while lower claims may suggest stability.
But since this data comes out every week and can be volatile, I’m unsure how reliable it is for actual decision-making.
Do you factor this into your strategy, or focus more on longer-term indicators like inflation, earnings, and rates? Would like to understand how others here approach it.