Quick Overview

• (WSJ) The G-20 is near an agreement that would require members to submit economic policies to a type of "peer review." The group also will announce that the G-20 will eclipse the G-8.
  

• U.S. durable goods orders fell 2.4% in August.
  

• U.S. home sales were at an annual rate of 429,000 in August, up 0.7% from July's pace.
  

• The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index rose from 65.7 to 73.5 in September .
  

• The USDA said beef production totaled 2.18 billion pounds in August, down 4% YoY.
  

• The USDA said Pork production totaled 1.87 billion pounds in August, up 4% YoY .

• The global sugar deficit in the year starting October 1 may be 8.3 million tons, compared with a June estimate of 5.1 million tons, Switzerland-based sugar broker Kingsman SA said.