Economic Indicators - Initial Jobless Claims decreased for the fifth consecutive week, reaching 221K, which is the lowest since mid-April and significantly below the 234K estimate and June high of 250K, indicating a strong labor market [2] - Continuing Claims slightly increased to 1.956 million from 1.954 million, remaining just below the psychological 2 million mark, with eight consecutive weeks above 1.9 million [3] - Advanced Retail Sales for June rose by 0.6%, exceeding expectations and reversing the previous month's decline of 0.9%, marking the second-highest Retail Sales figure of 2025 [4][5] Import and Export Prices - Import Prices increased by 0.1%, up from a revised -0.4% in the previous month, with year-over-year Import Prices now at -0.2%, contrary to the anticipated +0.3% [6] - Export Prices rose by 0.5% month-over-month, the highest since February, with year-over-year Export Prices at +2.8%, indicating a positive sign for the domestic economy [7] Manufacturing Sector - The Philly Fed manufacturing survey improved to 15.9 in June, a significant increase from -4 in May, marking the highest level since February and suggesting a positive outlook for regional manufacturing [9] Company Earnings - GE Aerospace reported Q2 earnings of $1.66 per share, surpassing the projected $1.43 and the previous year's $1.20, resulting in a positive surprise of 16%, with revenues of $10.15 billion exceeding estimates by 5.12% [10]