[In The United States, Initial Jobless Claims Stood At 199,000 For The Week Ending August 1, Compared To An Expected 202,000.] August 6th - In The United States, Initial Jobless Claims For The Week Ending August 1st Were 199,000, Lower Than The Expected 202,000. The Previous Value Was Revised From 197,000 To 198,000

The Preliminary Estimate For U.S. Nonfarm Unit Labor Costs In The Second Quarter Was 1.3%, Compared With An Expectation Of 2.1% And A Prior Reading Revised Down From 1.80% To 1.3%

U.S. Nonfarm Productivity For Q2 Came In At An Initial Reading Of 1.4%, Above The Expected 0.6%; The Previous Figure Was Revised Upward From 0.30% To 0.8%

As Of The Week Ending July 25, The Number Of Americans Filing For Continued Unemployment Benefits Stood At 1.801 Million, Compared With Expectations Of 1.79 Million. The Previous Reading Was Revised From 1.782 Million To 1.777 Million

The Four-week Moving Average Of Initial Jobless Claims In The U.S. For The Week Ending August 1 Stood At 198,750, Revised From The Previously Reported 202,750 To 203,250

US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims 199000 Vs 202000 Forecast, Prior 198000

The Baltic Dry Index Rose 0.2% To 3057 Points

Both WTI And Brent Crude Oil Prices Rose By About $0.40 In The Short Term, Reaching $76.20 Per Barrel And $80.66 Per Barrel Respectively

U.S. Treasury Yields Fell; Earlier, British Media Reported That Fed Chair Jerome Powell Might Be Poised To Raise Interest Rates In September If Inflation Remains Robust. Meanwhile, Alphabet (GOOG.O) Launched A $10 Billion Investment-grade Bond Offering

German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann Is Set To Vie For The Successorship To The President Of The European Central Bank

The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Responded To Cooperation With The United States And Russia In Combating Transnational Crime, Stating That China Remains Open To Strengthening Dialogue And Communication With U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies