*After the rise in the USDJPY parity gained momentum, Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki made some statements. Suzuki stated that rapid currency movements are undesirable, excessive movements should be responded to appropriately and that there should be a stable movement of the exchange rate to reflect the fundamentals.

*In the UK, average revenues excluding premiums increased from 7.5% to 7.8%, while average incomes inclusive of premiums increased from 7.2% to 8.2%. With the effect of the rise in wages, there were declines in employment data. While the unemployment rate reached 4.2% with an increase of 0.2 points, there was a decrease of 66,000 in employment changes. Unemployment rights applications increased by 29,000 against the expectations of -7,300. Behind the announced data, there were increases in GBPUSD parity.

*Retail sales in the US rose 0.7% in July, better than expected 0.4%. Core retail sales, on the other hand, increased 1.0%, while a decrease of -0.3% was expected.

*Consumer inflation in Canada rose above expectations. Headline inflation increased by 0.6% on a monthly basis and by 3.3% on an annual basis. On a monthly and annual basis, it increased by 0.3 points each. Core inflation, on the other hand, increased by 0.5% monthly and 3.2% annually. Expectations were for an increase of 0.4% and 2.8%, respectively.