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ECB LEAVES BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE UNCHANGED AT 1.50%

U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS COME IN AT 400K VS 405K EXPECTED

US CONTINUING CLAIMS COMES IN AT 3730K VS 3700K EXPECTED

PIIGS BONDS: Portugal 10yr yield is at 10.615, -1; Ireland 10yr yield is at 9.958, -23; Italy 10yr yield is at 6.184, +12

PIIGS BONDS: Greece 10yr yield is at 14.415, +7; Spain 10yr yield is at 6.258, +5

US NON FARM PAYROLL COMES IN AT 117K vs 85K EXPECTED

PRIOR NON FARM PAYROLL REVISED HIGHER FROM 18K TO 46K

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 9.1%, EXPECTED 9.2%

US CHANGE IN MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS INCREASE 24K, EXPECTED 10K; PRIOR REVISED UP FROM 6K to 11K

Standard & Poor’s downgrades US Credit Rating to AA+ On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative

US: 2Q Non-Farm Productivity slips 0.3% versus forecasts for a 0.9% decline. 1Q reading revised to show a 0.6% decline.

US: 2Q Unit Labor Costs increased 2.2% amid projections for a 2.4% rise. 1Q reading revised higher to reflect a 4.8% jump.

highlight from Bloomberg - German default swaps are higher than UK swaps for the first time since Jan '08. EU's dragging it down

REUTERS: Apple surpasses Exxon Mobil?s market cap, becomes largest U.S. publicly traded company

ITALY 1-YR BILLS YIELD 2.959% VS. 3.67% AT LAST SALE

U.S. INITIAL WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS COME IN 395K VS EXPECTED 405K

UNE Trade Deficit Steepens to -$53.1B, missing calls for a read of -$48.0B

U.S. CONTINUING CLAIMS FALL TO 3688K VS EXPECTED OF 3725K, PRIOR REVISED UP TO 3748K FROM 3730K

U.S. TRADE BALANCE WIDENS TO -$53.1B, MISSING SURVEY ESTIMATES OF -$48.0B, PRIOR REVISED UP FROM -$50.2B to -$50.8B

U.S. ADVANCE RETAIL SALES COME IN AT 0.5%, MEETING ECONOMISTS EXPECTATIONS, PRIOR REVISED HIGHER FROM 0.1% to 0.3%

U.S. ADVANCE RETAIL SALES COME IN AT 0.5%, MEETING ECONOMISTS EXPECTATIONS, PRIOR REVISED HIGHER FROM 0.1% to 0.3%

SALES LESS AUTOS & GAS ROSE 0.3% AMID PROJECTIONS FOR A 0.2% RISE - SALES LESS AUTOS INCREASED 0.5.% VERSUS FORECASTS FOR A 0.3% PRINT

U.S. RETAIL SALES EX AUTO & GAS PRINTS BETTER THAN EXPECTED AT 0.3% VS 0.2%, PRIOR REVISED HIGHER FROM 0.2% to 0.5%

U. of MICHIGAN CONFIDENCE COMES IN AT 54.9, WELL BELOW EXPECTATIONS OF 62.0