Wu said that the United States announced a 5% monthly rate of factory orders in July, the largest increase since July 2020, with an expected 4.70% and a previous value of -3.30%. JOLTs job vacancies in July were 7.673 million, with an expected 8.10 million and a previous value of 8.184 million. U.S. job vacancies in July fell to the lowest level since early 2021, consistent with other signs of slowing demand for workers and lower than economists expected.