China exports to the U.S. fell sharply in August, dropping 33%. China’s overall exports continued growing last month, but the year-over-year increase eased to 4.4%.

Major indexes are struggling for direction this afternoon, with the S&P 500 Index flat, the Nasdaq Composite pulling back modestly from Monday's records.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) trims gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with USD/JPY climbing back above the 147.00 psychological mark after briefly hitting its lowest level since August 14, around 146.31.

Apple Inc. shares traded lower in early trading on Tuesday, with the AAPL stock down about 0.5% to around $236 ahead of the company’s “Awe Dropping” Fall hardware launch event.