Market Pulse - Usa
03 Aug
Weekly US jobless claims edge up
Jobless claims in the U. S. rose slightly during over the preceding week but continued to point to a tight jobs market.
03 Aug
US productivity grows quicker than expected in Q2, limiting labour cost increases
Faster-than-expected labour productivity in the U. S. over the three months to June, helped limit labour cost pressures.
02 Aug
Fitch cuts U.S. government debt rating from AAA to AA+
Fitch went ahead and downgraded the U. S. government's credit rating overnight, becoming the second agency to do so.
01 Aug
US manufacturing continued to shrink in July, ISM says
Factory sector activity in the U. S. continued to shrink last month, the results of a closely followed survey showed.