14:46:51
Germany’s baseload price for one-day delivery rose by 18.3% to €113/MWh.
14:31:27
Money markets are fully pricing in a 25 basis point rate hike from the Bank of England in September.
14:27:28
Sri Lankan Cabinet Spokesperson: The announcement of new legal measures aims to increase the trust of the international community in Sri Lanka.
14:26:52
Sri Lankan Cabinet Spokesperson: The cabinet approved the enactment of laws to ensure that bilateral and multilateral agreements cannot be unilaterally voided.
14:25:14
Benchmark gas prices in Europe rose 6.1% to €36.54/MWh.
14:12:25
Institutional commentary on UK wages data for July: Sterling reached the high of the day after UK average weekly earnings data rose 8.2% (beyond expectations of 7.4%). The previous data was also revised upwards. Wage growth, excluding bonuses, also beat expectations for the April-June period. The figures are not a welcome surprise for the Bank of England, which is trying to keep inflation under control.
14:08:20
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose to a nine-month high at 4.219%.
14:04:36
The financial website Forexlive commented on the UK employment data in July: The outstanding problem here is that the wage data continues to heat up, which will keep the Bank of England under pressure to further tighten policy. However, this came against a backdrop of rising unemployment, which rose another 0.2% in June from May.
14:01:23
The Australian dollar AUD/USD rose more than 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.6521.
14:01:15
GBP/USD stood at 1.27, a short-term increase of nearly 40 points, up 0.20% within the day.
14:00:47
The number of applications for unemployment benefits in the UK recorded 29,000 in July, the highest since February 2021.
14:00:33
The unemployment rate in the UK was 4% in July, 4% expected, and 4.00% previously.
14:00:31
The number of applicants for unemployment benefits in the UK in July was 29,000, compared with 25,700 in the previous month.
14:00:30
The average annual rate of wages excluding bonuses in the three months of June in the UK was 7.8%, expected to be 7.40%, and the previous value was 7.30%.
14:00:28
The number of ILO employment in the UK in the three months of June was -66,000, which was expected to be 75,000, and the previous value was 102,000.
14:00:22
The ILO unemployment rate in the UK recorded 4.2% in the three months of June, the highest since October 2021.
14:00:12
The ILO unemployment rate in the UK in the three months of June was 4.2%, expected to be 4.00%, and the previous value was 4.00%.
13:50:00
In the UK, the ILO unemployment rate for the three months in June, the number of jobless claims in July and the unemployment rate will be announced in ten minutes.
13:35:19
Australian Bureau of Meteorology: El Niño could develop in spring.
13:34:13
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Even hypothetically, I will not comment on foreign exchange levels.