Legacy Thread

[basserdan]

8:30a U.S. jobless claims fall 3,000 to 247,000 in early July

8:30a Four-week jobless claims average rises 2,250 to 245,750

8:30a U.S. producer prices increase 0.1% in June

8:30a Core PPI minus food, energy, trade rises 0.2%

8:30a PPI up 2% in past 12 months, down from 2.4%

8:30a 12-month core PPI slows to 2% from 2.1%

8:30a U.S. stock-index futures hold modest gains after jobless claims and PPI data

8:31a Gold holds steady after jobless-claims, PPI reports

8:31a August gold little changed at $1,219.40/oz.

8:32a UPDATE: August gold up 0.1% at $1,220.40/oz.