Initial Guidance | 4 March 2016

● US jobless claims rise but still point to stronger labor market | NY Times
● Challenger, Gray: US job cuts down 18% in Feb vs. Jan | CNBC
● US ISM Non-Mfg Index ticks lower in Feb | Reuters
● PMI: US Services Index dips below neutral mark in Feb | Markit
● Broad-based slowdown of global economic growth in Feb | Markit
● Consumer Comfort in US Falls to Lowest Level of the Year | Bloomberg