A Labor Department report released on Tuesday showed that the U.S. JOLTs job openings rose to 7.227 million in August, stronger than expectations of 7.190 million. Also, the U.S. July S&P/CS HPI Composite - 20 n.s.a. eased to +1.8% y/y from +2.2% y/y in June (revised from +2.1% y/y), stronger than expectations of +1.7% y/y. At the same time, the U.S. Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to a 5-month low of 94.2 in September, weaker than expectations of 96.0. In addition, the U.S. Chicago PMI un ...