● US durable goods orders slump 2% in August–first drop in 3 mos. | MarketWatch
● US jobless claims up 3k last week to still-low 367k | Bloomberg
● Chicago Fed Index: US growth at slightly above-trend pace in Aug | Chicago Fed
● US new home sales rise 5.7% in Aug to post-recession high | WSJ
● US Consumer Comfort Index rises the most in 3 months | Bloomberg
● US KC Fed Mfg Index posts slower rate of decline in Aug | 24/7 Wall St
● Eurozone lending up, M3 money supply pace falls in Aug | Reuters