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The Morning Boxscore: Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Today vs. Yesterday

US Libor – Overnight      .229 vs. 229

US Libor – (3 Mo)           .334 vs. 348

Euro Libor – Overnight   .279 vs. 282

Euro Libor – (3 Mo)        .786 vs. 799

TED Spread                    .20             -0.02

US 10 yr Yield                 3.381         -2.00

US 2 yr Yield                   .960           -1.00

S&P                              1013.0          -6.70

OIL                                69.64            -0.32

NATG                           2.959            -0.018

GOLD                           949.3            -4.30

VIX                                26.01            +1.25

Baltic Dry                      2421              –

Rig Counts as of Aug 28, 2009                          

US                                      999 vs. 985        

CA                                     184 vs. 164

MX                                     30 vs. 29

CDN/USD                        0.9130      -.0014

EUR/USD                        1.4302      -.0032

As of 7:20 AM

Investment Headlines

-          China’s manufacturing expands at fastest pace since April 2008 on Lending

-          Manufacturing in US probably grew in August for first time in 19 months; ISM Manufacturing @ 10:00

-          EBAY may sell Skype to Andreesson, private investors, New York Times says

-          Canada Q2 GDP shrinks at 3.4% annualized pace; June grows 0.1%

-          PetroChina to acquire Athabasca Oil-sands project stake for $1.73B

-          Newport Partners Income Fund agreed to sell its Elliot Special Risks unit to insurer Markel Corp. for $75MM

-          Crude Oil trading below $70 as USD rises vs. Euro

-          US economic data: ISM (10:00); Construction Spending (10:00); Pending Home Sales (10:00); ABC Consumer Confidence (17:00)

* Source Bloomberg

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