Quick Overview

• U.S. jobless rose 15,000 to 576,000
  

• The Philadelphia Fed regional index of manufacturing rose from -7.5 to +4.2 -- the best reading since November of 2007.
  

• U.S. leading indicators rose 0.6% in July
  

• Canada’s wholesale sales rose 0.6% in June
  

• YoY U.K. Retail sales rose 3.3% in July
  

• Switzerland's July Trade Balance out at 2.35B versus 1.50B in June.
  

• Japan's July Convenience Store Sales fell -7.5% YoY versus -2.3% in June