A slowdown in economic activity
The Index of manufacturing activity in the Chicago area, which considered to the barometer state of the US economy, fell last month by 4.3% – 51.5 points compared with the level of 55.8 points in July.
This is the sharpest decline since February.
The US housing is rising
Contracts for the sale of US homes jumped in July, it was the second highest figures in a decade.
The resilience of the labor market and low mortgage rates have supported demand.
The Wall Street expectations are of a stability at the start of the trading day after a positive US jobs data
According to the ADP employment survey the US economy added 177 thousand new jobs in August.
The investors around the world vigilant, among others, ahead of the US employment report on Friday, and earlier report may be a clue via the ADP survey, which will be published today.
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