Friday, August 08, 2008

Quick Overview

  • U.S. worker productivity rose 2.2% in the second quarter.
  • U.S. wholesale sales rose 2.8%
  • U.S. Inventories rose 1.1%.

  • Canada’s unemployment rate improved from 6.2% to 6.1%

  • GDP in Italy fell 0.3%.

  • Chile's state-run copper company said output fell 11.6 percent in the first half of the year amid heavy rains and labor strikes.

  • The U.S. dollar had its highest close in five months.

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