The US The American economy added 223,000 jobs in a completely decent jobs report US consumers are feeling more confident after a brief slip earlier this year Though not as many of them are applying for mortgages, which are experiencing slowing growth American commercial crude stockpiles grew for the first time since April Its trading partners European unemployment didn’t change (with Germany and Greece still on opposite ends of the spectrum) Brazil industrial production figures continue to deteriorate, albeit a bit more slowly Kenya’s economic growth seems to be slipping Australia’s building permits are rising at a pretty healthy clip Its trading partners’ trading partners South Korea had a record trade surplus, which isn’t as good as it sounds More money is flowing out of the UK than usual