Microsoft Azure: Investigating a potential connectivity issue.

ECB President Lagarde: Financing costs remain restrictive.

ECB President Lagarde: Negotiated wage growth will remain high and volatile.

ECB President Lagarde: Former Italian Prime Minister Draghi’s previous report emphasized the urgency of reform.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: Governments must take strong measures in fiscal policy.

ECB President Lagarde: Fiscal and structural policies should be aimed at improving productivity.

ECB President Christine Lagarde: Less restrictive monetary policy should help support the economy.

ECB President Lagarde: Economic recovery will be further strengthened.

ECB President Lagarde: Economic recovery still faces some resistance.

ECB President Lagarde: Wages are still rising at a relatively high rate.

ECB President Lagarde: It is appropriate to further moderately relax the degree of monetary policy tightening.

The U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC): There is a 71% chance that La Niña will occur between September and November and is expected to last from January to March 2025.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The attacked ship was an ordinary civilian ship.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The ship had left Ukrainian waters when it was hit; no casualties.

U.S. Treasury yields edged higher following the U.S. data.

U.S. stock index futures gave up some of their gains, with Dow futures now up 0.18%, S&P 500 futures now up 0.16%, and Nasdaq 100 futures now up 0.15%.

The four-week average of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending September 7 was 230,750, and the previous value was revised from 230,000 to 230,250.