Friday, August 06, 2010

Quick Overview

  • The U.S. jobless rate held steady at 9.5%. Non-farm payrolls fell 131,000, while private employment rose 71,000 after increasing 31,000 in June.
  • Greek CPI rose 5.5% YoY in July
  • MoM Japan's coincident composite index rose 0.1 point
  • MoM the French budget deficit narrowed to EUR 61.7 billion in June from EUR 67.9.
  • U.K. manufacturing output rose 1.6% QoQ
  • Italia’s GDP grew 0.4% QoQ
  • Canada's unemployment rate rose to 8% in July from 7.9% in June.
  • Brazil's GDP will grow 7.1 % YoY, said the IMF
  • Gulf ports are expecting 61 ocean-going vessels to be loaded with grain during the next 10 days. Up 25% YoY
  • (Dow Jones)--Egypt will be able to take delivery of at least 470,000 metric tons of Russian-origin wheat marked for September delivery despite a ban on exports following comments Friday by Russia's first deputy prime minister.

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