New orders for manufactured goods rose 0.4 percent in July to $482 billion, the Commerce Department said today. The increase followed a 2.2 percent increase in June. Shipments fell 0.2 to $483.6 billion. Inventories decreased slightly to $651.2 billion, down 0.1 percent.
ABA Data Bank: Yen falls to lowest level in three decades
The Japanese Yen briefly weakened to 160 intra-day against the U.S. Dollar on Monday, it's lowest level since April 1990.