– The Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its -0.10% interest rate, with President Ueda stating they are ready to implement further monetary easing as needed. They also expressed uncertainty about achieving a 2% inflation target and didn’t outline a specific strategy beyond it. Exchange rates and financial markets are closely monitored.

– UK retail sales for August rose by 0.4%, slightly below the anticipated 0.5% increase, and annual data showed a -1.4% contraction, slightly worse than the expected -1.2%. UK services PMI fell from 49.5 to 47.2, while manufacturing PMI increased from 43.0 to 44.2, both below the positive 50 threshold.

– In Germany, manufacturing PMI rose from 39.1 to 39.8, and services PMI increased from 47.3 to 49.8, remaining below the 50 threshold.

– Eurozone manufacturing PMI dipped slightly to 43.4, while services PMI increased to 48.4, both signaling negativity in sectoral activities below the 50 threshold.

– Canadian retail sales for July increased by 0.3%, slightly below the expected 0.4% rise.

– In the USA, manufacturing PMI climbed by 1.0 point to 48.9, surpassing expectations. However, services PMI declined by 0.3 points to 50.2, missing the expected 0.1 point increase.