Quick Overview

• U.S. jobless claims rose 25,000 last week to 584,000.
  

• Japan's industrial production rose 2.4% in June -- and 8.3% in Q2
• On this news copper rose to the highest close in nine month.

• Canada’s industrial prices rose 0.7% MoM, but fell 5.4% YoY
  

• The USDA said that China bought 70.5 mln bu of soybeans this AM. 4.4 mln bu is old-crop; rest is new-crop.