Thursday:

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, the initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for an increase to 341 thousand from 334 thousand last week.

• Also at 8:30 AM, the Durable Goods Orders for June from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for a 1.5% increase in durable goods orders.

• At 11:00 AM, the Kansas City Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for July. The consensus is for a reading of 0 for this survey, up from minus 5 in June (Above zero is expansion).

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