33 . Jobless claims rise for a second week with 17 million filing for benefits. International condemnation of hong kongs decision to bar a dozen prodemocracy candidates from Upcoming Elections as chinas new security law breaking news out of south korea. We are getting june Industrial Production numbers and they are a strong beat for the month on month numbers for june, a growth of 7. 2 . The estimate was for growth of around 2 . It is also coming after the previous number was revised downward, so its a bigger beat than expected. The year on year number still in contraction but only up. 5 percent. The expectation was for a plunge of 5 . The previous number was revised downward. We have seen a little bit more optimism. Manufacturers confidence in south korea rising. We have seen export declines starting to ease. Chinese demand rising, not to mention demand in the chip industry as well so the month on month number really a pop up 7. 2 growth, haidi. Today would be an interesting litmus te