-- 截至5月2日当周，美国首次申请失业救济人数升至20万人，高于前一周向上修正后的19万人，而彭博社汇总的分析师调查显示，此前市场预期增幅将达到20.5万人。 四周移动平均值下降4500人至203250人，此前一周下降3250人至207750人。 截至4月25日当周，已申请失业救济人数减少1万人至176.6万人。 美国劳工部发布的每周首次申请失业救济人数数据衡量的是申请失业保险金的人数。首次申请人数统计截至上周六，而已领取失业救济金的人数则滞后一周统计。 申领失业救济金人数下降表明劳动力市场走强，这对美国经济和股市来说是利好消息，但对债券市场来说是坏消息，因为它意味着工资增长，而工资增长可能会导致通货膨胀。
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