22:18:55
"Fed Microphone" Nick Timiraos: This is a JOLTs job vacancy report that the Fed likes to see. The number of job vacancies in the United States fell to about 8.8 million in July, the lowest level since March 2021. million people). In July, there were 1.51 job vacancies for every unemployed person, the lowest ratio since September 2021.
22:18:38
The U.S. 2-year Treasury yield extended its intraday decline to 4.90% by 10 basis points.
22:18:17
Dana Peterson, Chief Economist of the Conference Board: Despite the decline in overall confidence, consumer vacation plans, especially overseas holiday plans, rose sharply this month, slightly higher than the August 2022 data, which shows that consumption consumers continue to prefer spending on services.
22:17:49
Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board: The percentage of consumers who believe a recession is "somewhat" or "very likely" fell again in August, but remained high at 69.0%. These data may reflect that uncertainty remains.
22:16:43
The Nasdaq 100 rose more than 1%; the S&P 500 rose 0.6%.
22:15:51
German subsidies will rise to 67.1 billion euros by 2024 from 37.9 billion euros in 2021, the documents show.
22:15:29
Dana Peterson, Chief Economist of the Conference Board: The index of consumer expectations for the next six months fell back near the recession threshold of 80, reflecting a decline in confidence in future business conditions, job opportunities and income.
22:14:50
Dana Peterson, Chief Economist, The Conference Board: When asked about the current state of household finances, the percentage of respondents who say they are "good" has fallen and the percentage who say "bad" has risen.
22:13:49
Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board: The assessment of the current situation declined in August as optimism about the employment situation faded. Fewer consumers say jobs are "plentiful" and more consumers say they are "hard to come by."
22:12:28
Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board: Consumer confidence is down across all age groups, with the decline most pronounced among those with household incomes above $100,000 and those with household incomes below $50,000.
22:11:38
Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board: Consumer confidence falls in August 2023, erasing consecutive gains in June and July. The decline in consumer confidence in August reflected a decline in both the current conditions and expectations indicators. Consumers were once again beset by rising prices, especially for groceries and gasoline, the survey showed.
22:09:31
COMEX silver rose by 2.00% in the day and is now at $24.74 an ounce.
22:04:53
Spot gold hit $1,930 an ounce, up 0.52% on the day.
22:04:41
The three major U.S. stock indexes rose in the short term, with the Nasdaq up 0.7%, the Dow up 0.3%, and the S&P 500 up 0.49%.
22:03:44
The U.S. 2-year Treasury yield fell 8 basis points in the short-term and is now at 4.94%.
22:03:34
The short-term decline of the U.S. dollar index DXY expanded to 30 points to 103.89. Non-U.S. currency pairs generally rose. The yen USD/JPY fell more than 40 points in the short term to 146.69.
22:01:28
Market news: The United States announced plans to impose minimum long-term debt requirements on more banks.
22:01:00
The U.S. dollar index DXY fell nearly 20 points in the short term to 104.02.
22:00:42
The Conference Board Consumer Expectations Index in August was 80.2, compared with 88.3 in the previous month.
22:00:31
The intraday increase of spot silver extended to 1.00%, and it is now reported at $24.50 per ounce. Spot gold rose $8 in the short term to $1925.6 per ounce.