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Jobless Claims, Inflation Data Eyed as US Equity Futures Waver Pre-bell

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 08/14/25 08:16 AM EDT

08:16 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Thursday as traders awaited data on inflation and jobless claims.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were edging up 0.04%, S&P 500 futures were edging up 0.04%, and Nasdaq futures were edging up 0.06%.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.4% at $65.87 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.4% higher at $62.91 per barrel.

Weekly jobless claims, scheduled for release at 8:30 am ET, are expected to show new unemployment claims decreased to 225,000 in the week ended Aug. 9 from 226,000 in the prior week. The producer price index, also scheduled for 8:30 am ET release, is expected to show a 0.2% monthly increase in the final demand for July after no change in June, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

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