Initial Claims, CPI, & Empire Manufacturing Data

Initial claims: Prior 355k, Market Expects 388k, Actual 439k …Hurricane Sandy increases claims

Continuing claims rise to  3.334 million from 3.127 million

CPI: Prior 0.6%, Market Expects 0.1%, Actual +0.1%…Core Rises 0.2%

Empire Manufacturing: Prior -6.2, Market expects -8.5, Actual  -5.2