Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday

The Challenger job-cut report for August is scheduled for release at 7:30 a.m. ET.
International trade report for July will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect July's total trade deficit increasing to $58.5 billion from $50.7 billion in June.
Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Initial claims is expected to drop to 958,000 for the August 29 week, from 1.006 million in the previous week.
Data on nonfarm productivity and unit labor costs for the second quarter will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Productivity is expected to rise 7.4%, while labor costs might increase 12.1% during the quarter.
US services Purchasing Managers' Index for August is scheduled for release at 9:45 a.m. ET.
The ISM's non-manufacturing index for August will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The index is projected to slip to 57.0 in August from 58.1 in July.
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans is set to speak at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Data on money supply for the latest week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.