Markets Overview

ASX SPI 200 futures little changed at 8,721.00
S&P 500 down 0.8% to 7,683.69
Dow Average down 0.7% to 51,481.51
FTSE 100 little changed at 10,684.88
Euro down 0.2% to $1.1371
Aussie little changed at 0.7017 per US$
Kiwi little changed at 0.5667 per US$
US 10-year yield rose 7.1bps to 5.2319%
Australia 3-year bond yield rose 3.2 bps to 5.04%
Australia 10-year bond yield rose 4.8 bps to 5.42%
Gold spot down 4.0% to $4,114.43
Brent futures up 1.7% to $106.09/bbl

Economic Events

11:30: (AU) Aug. Household Spending YoY, est. 7.1%, prior 7.0%
11:30: (AU) Aug. Household Spending MoM, est. 0.4%, prior 1.1%