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The cost of a key building material is tumbling. This and more, in today’s edition of the opening bell newsletter.

Investors should be on the lookout for signs of quantitative tinkering next year. This and more, in today’s edition of the Opening Bell newsletter.

Insider brings you the latest commentary ahead of the Fed's crucial interest rate decision today.

US stocks opened mixed to start the week, coming off a week of gains spurred by lower US inflation. China’s GDP figures for the second quarter disappointed, leading to more concern over the state of its economy. Stocks traded mixed to start the week, with investors assessing weak economic growth data out of China while they braced for earnings season to kick into high gear. China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter compared to a year ago, missing estimates of 7.3%. Quarter-over-quarter, gr…