Daily Roundup of Key US Economic Data for Sept. 18

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 09/18/25 03:34 PM EDT

03:34 PM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Initial jobless claims last week decreased by 33,000 to 231,000, more than reversing a large increase in the previous week and lowering the four-week moving average by 750 to 240,000.

Natural gas stocks rose by 90 billion cubic feet to 3.433 trillion in the week ended Friday, down 0.1% from a year earlier and 6.3% above the five-year seasonal average.

The Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing reading rose to 23.2 in September from minus 0.3 in August, indicating a return to expansion and contrasting with the decline in the New York Fed's reading for the month.

The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index fell by 0.5% in August after a 0.1% gain in July.

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