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The U.S. Commerce Department releases the final reading of gross domestic product for the second
quarter. The U.S. economy is expected to have expanded at an annual pace of 3.7 percent, same as
reported last month. (0830/1230) The department will also issue the building permit revisions
for August and the revised corporate profits for the second quarter. (0830/1230) Also, the
University of Michigan's final figures on the overall index on consumer sentiment is expected to
rise to 86.7 in September, compared with the preliminary reading of 85.7. (1000/1400) Meanwhile,
financial data firm Markit will release the final reading of its Purchasing Managers Index for
the services sector. (0945/1345)
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Inc's most advanced iPhones to date, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus, will go on sale for
customers in Apple's retail stores. Both models will be available from AT&T (NYSE:T), Sprint, T-Mobile,
Verizon Wireless, additional carriers and some Apple authorized resellers. Apple announced the
fastest iOS adoption ever, with more than 50 percent of devices already using iOS 9.2. The
company had said advance orders of its new iPhones were on pace to beat the 10 million units the
previous versions logged in their first weekend last year, a feat that analysts attributed to
the inclusion of sales from China.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard participates in discussion, "New
Directions in Monetary Policy" at the Global Interdependence Center (GIC) in St. Louis,
Missouri. (0915/1315) Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George speaks on
economic conditions and monetary policy at the Aksarben Business Luncheon in Omaha, Nebraska.
(1325/1725)
Investors will be closely watching BlackBerry Ltd's software revenues when the tech company
reports its second-quarter results. BlackBerry is betting on strong growth from its software
unit, which primarily sells enterprise mobility management and secure communications software,
as it looks to offset the impact of falling system access fee revenues and waning interest in
its devices. The company has set an ambitious software revenue target of $600 million for the
current fiscal year, but it was slammed by analysts after much of its first-quarter revenue
growth in the segment came from one-time licensing deals and not from new recurring enterprise
accounts.
Global regulators meet in London to strike a deal on a rule on stopping banks being "too big to
fail" by requiring them to hold enough equity capital and bonds to avoid taxpayers being called
on in a crisis. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), chaired by Bank of England Governor Mark
Carney, wants the world's biggest banks to have enough funds to tap when in trouble. The
proposed rule is known as total loss absorbency capacity or TLAC, and is seen by Carney as the
last major reform after the 2007-09 financial crisis forced governments to shore up lenders. The
rule will apply to nearly all the 30 big banks the FSB has already deemed to be "globally
systemic" such as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Deutsche Bank (XETRA:DBKGn) and HSBC. UBS and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) have said they
can meet the TLAC requirement well ahead of 2019, if not already. A deal would need endorsement
from G20 leaders meeting in November.
As the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary, world leaders will gather for the annual
General Assembly in New York. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said she hoped world
leaders would adopt a United Nations agenda for sustainable development over the next 15 years
at the summit scheduled for Sept. 25-27.
Treasury Under Secretary of International Affairs Nathan Sheets speaks on "Opportunities in
Latin America and the Caribbean" before the Council of the Americas, in Washington. (0830/1230)
Treasury acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Seth Carpenter speaks at a National
Economists Club luncheon in Washington. (1230/1630)
Mexico will release its trade balance figures for August. Meanwhile, Argentina is expected to
announce its economic activity data for July, along with the current account figures for the
second quarter.
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(Compiled By Nayyar Rasheed in Bengaluru; Edited by Don Sebastian)