US DATA: Sep business inventories +0.9%, as with…..

US DATA: Sep business inventories +0.9%, as expected, with +0.8% retail
inventories, +0.4% retail excluding motor vehicle inv, which were +1.7%.
Business inv ex. retail auto still +0.9%. Business sales +0.5% in Sep,
keeping the inv/sales ratio at 1.27, still below the 1.30 ratio a year
ago. NSA business sales +8.7% yr/yr, and NSA inv +6.2% yr/yr.