Economic indicators

Existing home sales fell 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted 5.38 million-unit rate in June.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June reversed to positive 0.43 from a downwardly revised negative 0.45 in May.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.2% in June following a revised flat reading in May, the Conference Board said Thursday.

Unemployment lines across the U.S. last week were the shortest since December 1969.

Manufacturers report continued expanding in July, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business respondents reported “widespread increases for purchased inputs.”

U.S. new-home groundbreaking and permits fell in June to the slowest pace in nine months.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes held steady as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index remained at 68.

Industrial production grew 0.6% in June, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

Prices received increased in July, as prices paid retreated from a multi-year high, while employment growth slowed.

The value of business inventories in May was up 0.4%, as expected by analysts.

U.S. retail sales rose for a fifth month in June and figures from May were revised upward.

Selling prices continued to rise moderately, while business activity expanded almost as briskly as in June, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey suggested.

The University of Michigan's preliminary July consumer sentiment index reading was 97.1.

Import prices fell by 0.4% in June, below the flat reading expected and following a 0.9% rise in May.

The federal government ran a $74.9 billion deficit in June, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell more than forecast last week to a two-month low.

U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in June amid falling utility prices and a record decline in hotel costs.

Labor market “activity declined and momentum remained high in June,” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) slid to 0.77 from 0.91 in May.

May wholesale inventories increased by 0.6%, revised upward from the 0.5% gain reported in the advance estimate.

U.S. wholesale prices rose in the 12 months ended in June by the most since November 2011 as the costs of services accelerated.