THURSDAY 8/24/17; Yield Curve Flattens with 2-10 Spread Dropping to 85 Bips; SAFM; DLTR; ANF; BURL; TIF; SIG; SPLS; TTC; MIK; HRL; SJM; SDRL; Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium Begins; Existing Home Sales; AVGO; BRCD; ADSK; VMW; ULTA; GME; MRVL; SPLK

Aussie and Asia indexes begin trading flat and mixed. NIKK -0.3%. Topix -0.2%. ASX 200 -0.1%. Santos gains +1.7% after posting a loss. Copper producer Oz Minerals rises +2.1% on earnings. Australia’s Flight 




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Symposium officially kicks off with the opening reception and dinner at 6 PM local MST time (8 PM EST; 1 AM London Friday morning; 2 AM Paris and Frankfurt Friday morning; 9 PM Tokyo). Kansas City Federal Reserve President and Chief Executive Officer Esther George, a hawk, hosts the event.