Quick Overview

• U.S. GDP fell 0.2% in Q2 and 2.4% YoY
  

• YoY the U.S. employment cost index rose 1.8% in June.
  

• Chicago Purchasing Managers' index rose from 39.9 to 43.4 in July
  

• Canada’s GDP fell 0.5% in May and 3.5% YoY.
  

• Japan’s June Jobless Rate rose to 5.4% (5.3% expected) and 5.2% in May
  

• YoY Japan’s June Household Spending rose 0.2% YoY (0.5% expected)
  

• Unemployment rate in the EU rose from 8.8% to 8.9% in June.
  

• EU July CPI fell 0.6%. (-0.4% expected)