Quick Overview

• U.S. jobless claims were down 2,000 last week to 322,000.
  

• Canada's wheat crop is estimated at 20.3 million tons, down 20% YoY.
  

• The Bank of Japan voted 8 to 1 to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.50%.
  

• The U.S. Department of Energy said that underground supplies of natural gas were up 23 billion cubic feet to 2.926 trillion cubic feet.