Asia Closes Higher, Europe Trades Higher Along With Crude and Gold – Global Markets Today While US Was Sleeping

On Thursday, August 31, the U.S. markets ended mixed as investors reflected on a blend of economic indicators that were released. U.S. initial jobless claims dropped by 4,000 to 228,000 in the week ending August 26, beating market estimates of 235,000. Core PCE prices in the U.S. rose 0.2% month-over-month in July. In July, the core PCE price index, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, rose by 0.2%, matching expectations and the previous month's pace. The Dow Jones Industrial Average concluded