From Goldman Sachs:



The details of the trade balance report were similar to our previous assumptions, and we left our Q3 GDP tracking estimate unchanged on a rounded basis at +3.0% (qoq ar).

Thursday:• At 8:15 AM ET, Thefor August. This report is for private payrolls only (no government). The consensus is for 182,000 payroll jobs added in August, down from 219,000 added in July.• At 8:30 AM, Thereport will be released. The consensus is for 213 thousand initial claims, unchanged from 213 thousand the previous week.• At 10:00 AM, thefor August. The consensus is for index to increase to 56.8 from 55.7 in July.