that is brian womack in san francisco. 6:00ll dig in deeper at p.m. eastern time, 3:00 p.m.vonnie: u.s. markets wrapping up the final trading day in august. doubt is down about one third of a percent. the s&p 500 down about a third of a percent. the nasdaq only index in the green, up .8%. this is bloomberg. ♪ it is 3:00 p.m. in new york. i am vonnie quinn. david: i am david gura. welcome to bloomberg markets. vonnie: live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, covering stories out of boston, south africa and japan. here is what we were watching. a five-month rally as oil tumbles. the market at the end of the month, signaling headwinds. ousted from the brazilian government for breaking the country's budget laws. appealing that verdict. we will bring you the latest fallout on this developing story. >> fighting to keep their economies going. we will speak with a goldman sachs senior economist. one hour from trading