US data wavers, sentiment drops sharply; Canada gets ready to vote; China winds up its consumption push, cancels some key ag orders in the US; UST 10yr at 4.24%; gold holds; oil up; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI-5 = 68

Less than a third sold under the hammer at the latest auctions during a three day week

Although real estate agencies' commission revenue has improved substantially over the last two years, there's been very little long-term growth

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures, says the IMF