US DATA: Aug S&P Case-Shiller Home 20-city price idx +0.9 m/m NSA, +2.0%
y/y. Seas adj +0.5%. Case-Shiller said that 19 of 20 cities saw price
gains in Aug, with Seattle -0.1% as the only exception. Also notes that
both composite measures and 18 of 20 cities saw strong annual
growth rates in Aug than July, but 3 cities–Atlanta, Chicago, and
NY–are still seeing annual declines in prices. See MNI wire.