
The Monday Mix: Sept. 2 – 8, 2019
Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing:
— The EU is preparing for a no-deal Brexit, as UK Prime Minister continues to press for Brexit by Oct. 31, 2019, deal or no-deal.
— The US added 130,000 new jobs in August — 105,000 not counting 25,000 hires for 2020 Census; 100,000 is required for new job growth.
— The US manufacturing sector shrank for the first time in three years, with the ISM Manufacturing Index falling to 49.1 for August.
— The US added 130,000 new jobs in August — 105,000 not counting 25,000 hires for 2020 Census; 100,000 is required for new job growth.
— The US manufacturing sector shrank for the first time in three years, with the ISM Manufacturing Index falling to 49.1 for August.
— China and the US agreed to meet in October for trade negotiations, as both sides implemented additional new tariffs on Sunday.
— Hong Kong’s credit rating was downgraded to AA from AA+ by Fitch, after three months of political unrest with no end in sight.
— Hong Kong’s credit rating was downgraded to AA from AA+ by Fitch, after three months of political unrest with no end in sight.