Canada: Ivey PMI jumped to 68.6 in September from 58.6 in August

"The Ivey Purchasing Manager's Index (not seasonally adjusted) for September stands at 68.6, indicating that purchases were greater than the previous month," announced the Ivey Business School at Western University in Canada.

Key takeaways:

Ivey Employment Index advanced to 62.8 from 56.8
Ivey Inventories Index rose to 56.5 from 57.9
Ivey Supplier Deliveries Index improved to 47.7 from 47.5
Ivey Prices Index eased to 60.3 from 60.5

Oct 6, 2017

US: Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $608.1 billion in Aug, up 0.9%

"Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $608.1 billion at the end of August, up 0.9 percent from the revised July level," the U.S. Census Bure

North Korea is ready to test a missile capable of reaching the U.S. West Coast - Sputnik

According to Sputnik, citing officials, North Korea is ready to test a missile capable of hitting U.S. West Coast this weekend.