Growth of the S & P 500 was 0.33%, setting a new record at the level of 2003.37 points. Thus, on the last working day of August, was noticed the historical maximum, writes Bloomberg.

At the same time, the Dow Jones index rose by 0.11% to 17 098.45 points, and the level of the index of the electronic stock exchange NASDAQ- by 0.11% reaching 4,580.27 p., pointed the experts of the Binary Options Broker Optionova.
 

The income gap of Americans continues to increase, as well as financial losses after each crisis. This is stated in the report presented at the New York Conference of Mayors of American cities. 

In 2014 American banks continue to increase lending to businesses and individuals with the fastest pace since the financial crisis, and it helps to increase the amount of profit for the second quarter to the record one for the last 23 years. 

U.S. Federal Reserve continued reduction of monetary stimulus programs, reducing the amount of buying assets for another $ 10 billion to reach $ 25 billion a month.

Thus, members of the Federal Open Market Committee (Federal open market committee) 6 times already decided to reduce the size of the program Q3. Based on 2-day FOMC meeting, it was announced that the monthly buyings Treasuries (U.S. bonds of the USA) are reduced by $ 5 billion to $ 15 billion, while the purchase of securities, which are secured by mortgage bonds - mortgage-backed securities, MBS, also lowered by $ 5 billion to $ 10 billion Thus, assets are now the U.S. Federal Reserve will buy $ 25 billion earlier this figure was $ 35 billion.

 

The United States reached the first place among the oil producers in the world according to the results for the first half of this year. The countries that are left behind are the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia. This became possible because of shale development. These data are published by research agency Bloomberg.