The Chicago PMI declined slightly to 53.0 in August, below expectations. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment reading for August was finalized at 74.3 slightly high than July’s reading,

Initial Jobless Claims came in at 367,000 still above the 350,000 recessionary threshold. Import Prices fell 0.5% and our Trade Deficit rose to $51.8 billion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

Initial Jobless Claims came in at 400,000 and last week’s reading was revised upward to just above 400,000, so claims have been at or above 400,000 for 17 weeks in a row. The report included the