The U.S. Treasury sold $21 billion of 10-year T-notes at a median yield of 2.63%.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said that its index of home purchases was up 6.3% last week and its index of refinancings was down 3.1%. November lumber is trading higher.

Statistics Canada said that, as of July 31st, Canada's wheat stocks totaled 7.82 million tons, up from 6.55 million tons a year ago. Also, Bloomberg news reported that Egypt bought 240,000 tons of wheat from France. December wheat is steady to lower.

The USDA said that China bought 115,000 tons of U.S. soybeans and 109,000 tons of hard red winter wheat were sold to unknown destinations. November soybeans are steady to higher.

October cattle and October hogs are both, steady to higher, helped by today's unexpected stock market rebound.

Has the sell-off in crude oil been over-done? November crude oil is trading higher.

The Bank of Canada met and raised its interest rate from .75% to 1.00%, as many expected. The Bank said that its monetary policy measures "remain exceptionally stimulative." The December Canadian dollar is trading higher.

Statistics Canada said that building permits totaled C$6.4 billion in July, down 3.3% on the month, but up 33.0% from a year ago.

The U.K.'s Office for National Statistics said that its seasonally adjusted index of production was up 1.9% in July from a year ago. The seasonally adjusted index of manufacturing was up 4.9% in July from a year ago, the biggest annual gain in 15 years. The December British pound is trading higher.

Japan's Cabinet Office said that core machinery orders were up 8.8% in July, the second month of increase.

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