US data releases: July's ISM manufacturing print down to 52.7%, its lowest print since April.

US pending home sales declined in June by 1.8% but gained 8.2% for the year.

US Q2 GDP came in at 2.3%, with Q1 GDP amended upward to 0.6%; the US economy grew by 1.5% in the year's first half.

US June consumer confidence release took its biggest monthly fall in four years, down to 90.9.

US data releases: June new home sales plummetted, shocking market analysts.

US data releases: July's CPI release came in strong, recording a 0.3%.

Busy night on Wall Street: National Assoication of Homebuilders Sentiment Index came in at 60 points, 1 point over consensus.

Last month's producer prices rose by 0.4% over June; industrial production report posted a 0.3% gain.

US Federal Govt reported a budget surplus of $52 billion.

Friday was a good day: China's market was up strongly; FTSE +1.4%, DAX +2.9%, S&P and Dow both +1.2%.