ISM, Construction Spending, Pending Sales 10/02/06

In our top story tonight, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is STILL dead and someone else has taken his place.

August Pending Home Sales +4.3%, the increase is the last minute suckers or greater fools, -14.1% in the last year.
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August Construction Spending +0.3%

Inside the number: private non residential at a record high +3.4%, 5th straight drop for private residential -1.5%, YOY -5.2%. The bubble is transferring to commercial real estate.

September ISM 52.9% vs prior 54.5%

Inside the number: employment 49.4% from 54.0%, inventories 46.4% from 50.2%, backlog 46.5% from 51.5%, prices 61% from 73%.

Slower growth with manufacturing losing momentum.
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Keep it tween da ditches, we take it day by day and keep our eyes peeled to the sky, because it could be a name brand that pancakes us. Just my opinion, I could be wrong, this is The Nattering Naybob and your NOT!

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