Empire State Manufacturing was -3.9 vs. exp 10, with New Orders and Shipments falling.
Asian markets were hit amidst a stronger yen and tech weakness.
The US suspended a tech deal with the UK amidst growing frustrations in trade talks.
UK unemployment edged up to 5.1%, a level not seen in about a decade, ex-covid.
World PMIs saw India look good but Europe weak.
The Nasdaq is looking to expand trading to 23 hours a day, on weekdays.
Yesterday was a safety day with Health Care and Utilities outperforming while stocks saw modest losses primarily from tech.
Retail Sales, Payrolls, and PMI today largely wrap up the big economic reports for the year, though we get CPI on Thursday.
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