We start the beginning of the month with big events. We all are waiting for the consensus whether the US Government will shut down or not. Also Obamacare open enrollment will begin tomorrow. Upcoming S&P500 Earnings Release: Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) will release its earnings before the bell. Important Data Releases: Australia: 12:30AM EST Reserve Bank of Australia will release Cash Rate, which measures interest rate for overnight money market deposits, and will also release RBA Rate Statement. The lattercontains the outcome of their decision on interest rates and commentary about the economic conditions that influenced their decision, and clues on the outcome of future decisions. 9:30PM EST Australian Bureau of Statisticswill release Building Approvals m/m, whichmeasures change in the number of new building approvals issued, and will also release Trade Balance, which measures thedifference in value between imported and exported goods and services during the reported month. UK: 4:30AM EST Manufacturing PMI, released by Markit, measures the level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry. US: 10:00AM EST ISM Manufacturing PMI, released by Institute for Supply Management, measures the level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry.