Quick Overview

• U.S. existing home sales fell 2.6% on the month.
  

• U.S. jobless claims rose 34,000 last week to 406,000.
  

• U.K. retail sales fell 3.9% in June
  

• Germany's business confidence fell from 101.2 to 97.5 in July
  

• YoY Japan's exports fell 1.7% in June.
  

• YoY the USDA estimates U.S. production of orange juice in 2007- 8 up 24%. They estimate ending stocks at 41%.