The U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending April 25 recorded 189,000, significantly below the expected 215,000, marking the lowest level since the week of September 24, 2022. Meanwhile, the U.S. first-quarter core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index annualized rate came in at 4.3%, surpassing the forecast of 4.1% and up from the previous 2.7%. Additionally, the March core PCE price index year-over-year rate was 3.2%, aligning with expectations and rising from the prior 3.0%.