16:40:18
US National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Harold weakens as it crosses northern Mexico, but heavy rainfall continues.
16:36:11
GBP/EUR recovered after the UK PMI data and was up 0.2% on the day at 0.8534.
16:34:50
Traders reduced bets on BoE rates, now pricing in a peak rate of 5.90%, down from 6.06% previously.
16:32:42
UK 10-year government bonds fell 12 basis points to 4.52% after the release of the UK PMI data.
16:32:38
UK 2-year gilt yields fell to 5.022%, the lowest since Aug. 14, down 11 basis points on the day.
16:31:56
The UK manufacturing PMI recorded 42.5 in August, the lowest level in 39 months. The U.K. service industry PMI recorded 48.7 in August, a seven-month low.
16:30:31
GBP/USD fell by more than 40 points in the short term and is now at 1.2688.
16:30:02
The composite PMI in the UK in August was 47.9, expected to be 50.3, and the previous value was 50.8.
16:17:46
WTI crude oil fell below $79 per barrel, down 0.75% on the day.
16:16:07
Dubai set its official selling price for November crude at the same level as Oman crude.
16:04:01
Bank of Japan: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will travel to the United States to attend the Jackson Hole seminar from August 24 to 28.
16:02:07
The initial manufacturing PMI in the euro zone recorded 43.7 in August, a three-month high.
16:01:13
The flash composite PMI for the euro zone recorded 47 in August, a 33-month low.
16:00:41
The initial value of the service PMI in the euro zone recorded 48.3 in August, a 30-month low.
16:00:20
London Metal Exchange (LME): Aluminum inventories decreased by 1,525 tons, copper inventories were flat, nickel inventories decreased by 6 tons, lead inventories decreased by 750 tons, tin inventories increased by 50 tons, and zinc inventories increased by 3,200 tons.
16:00:02
The initial value of the composite PMI in the euro zone in August was 47, expected to be 48.5, and the previous value was 48.6.
15:50:00
Eurozone flash manufacturing PMI for August will be released in ten minutes.
15:47:06
Citi lowered its 2023 global growth forecast to 2.4% from 2.5%.
15:42:04
Traders trimmed bets on ECB tightening, with the chance of a 25 basis point hike in September now at 40%.
15:37:03
The euro fell to session lows after a weaker-than-expected German composite PMI and bund yields extended losses amid a contraction in the services sector.