By the numbers: The global economy this week

U.K.: The pound rose versus the U.S. dollar, as a report showed a decline in U.S. GDP.

U.S.: The Federal Reserve committed to using its full range of tools to support the economy, and held rates steady.

GERMANY: Import prices fell 5.1% year over year in June.

CANADA: Industrial prices rose 0.4% in June.

CANADA: GDP grew 4.5% in May.

CHINA: Industrial profits fell 12.8% year over year in the first six months of 2020.

GERMANY: Retail sales fell 1.6% in July.

GERMANY: Second-quarter GDP fell by 10.1% compared with the first quarter.

U.S.: Durable goods orders increased 7.3% in June.

U.S.: Home prices posted an annual gain of 4.5% in May.

U.S.: Pending home sales surged 16.6% in June.

U.S.: GDP decreased at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EUROZONE: The unemployment rate rose to 7.8% in June from 7.7% in May.

U.S.: Initial jobless claims reached 1,434,000 in the week ended July 25, 2020.

AUSTRALIA: The CPI fell 1.9% in the June quarter.

GERMANY: Inflation is expected to decline 0.1% year over year in July.

EUROZONE: The Economic Sentiment Indicator rose sharply in July.

GERMANY: The ifo Business Climate Index increased in July.

U.S.: The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined in July.

U.S.: The University of Michigan’s index of consumer sentiment slipped to 72.5 in July from 78.1 in June.