U.S. #ContinuingJoblessClaims reached 1.868M, slightly below the 1.870M forecast and up from 1.855M previously.

The #GoodsTradeBalance for July showed a larger deficit at -$102.66B, exceeding the -$97.70B consensus and worse than the -$96.56B recorded in June.
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In April, the #US #GoodsTradeBalance was -$99.41 billion, wider than expected, while #RetailInventories excluding Auto increased by 0.3%, exceeding expectations.
In March, the #GoodsTradeBalance for the #US was reported at -$91.83 billion, slightly wider than the consensus of -$91.10 billion but similar to the previous month's -$91.84 billion.