The Australian dollar AUD/USD rose 0.50% during the day and is now at 0.6487.

Bank of America CFO: Overall deposits remained stable or increased slightly.

Bank of America CFO: Company is increasing deposits in global banking unit.

Bank of America CFO: Deposits in wealth management division fell.

Bank of America CFO: Consumer spending is expected to decrease, but checking balances will remain high.

Bank of America CFO: Deposit growth is expected to slow, in line with industry trends.

Bank of America CFO: Consumer deposits are still falling, but the rate of decline has slowed.

Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott: Believes in reaching agreement on spending cuts and border security.

Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott: I don’t think there will be a government shutdown.

U.S. natural gas futures fell more than 3.00% during the day and are currently trading at $2.762/million British thermal units.

Bank of America CFO: U.S. consumers are still in good shape.

Bank of America CFO: Consumer asset quality is very strong.

Bank of America CFO: Commercial loan demand has weakened and asset quality remains strong.

Bank of America CFO: With consumer spending growing at 4% year-over-year, it’s hard to see the U.S. economy slipping into recession.

Bank of America CFO: Credit and debit card payment volume increased 4%.

Bank of America CFO: We can still see an upward trend in consumer purchasing behavior.

Ukrainian MPs: Ukraine’s parliament passed a revised asset declaration bill after Ukrainian President Zelensky vetoed it.

The MBA mortgage refinancing activity index in the United States for the week to September 15 was 415.4, compared with the previous value of 367.

In the United States, the MBA 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.31% in the week ending September 15, compared with the previous value of 7.27%.