Global Markets Today While US Was Sleeping
On Tuesday, August 1, the U.S. markets ended mixed as investors digested the latest round of quarterly results and economic data. The ISM Manufacturing PMI in the United States increased to 46.4 in July, from a nearly three-year low of 46 the previous month, but fell short of market expectations of 46.8. In June, job openings fell by 34,000 from the last month to 9.582 million. Rating agency Fitch downgraded U.S.'s long-term rating from "AAA" to "AA+," citing fiscal deterioration over the next t
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