USD/CAD stood at 1.36, up 0.68% on the day.

Data shows: Honda’s U.S. car sales increased by 56.7% in August.

The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield was up 10 basis points on the day at 4.31%.

NZD/USD was down 0.50% on the day at 0.5937.

The Bank of England: It will reduce the size of the British government bond auction in the third quarter from 790 million pounds to 650 million pounds.

Ukrainian National Gas Transportation Company: 41.84 million cubic meters of Russian gas will pass through the Sudzha crossing on September 2, and 42.35 million cubic meters on September 1.

Director of Monetary Policy of the Central Bank of Brazil: In recent weeks, U.S. interest rates have been the dominant factor in market behavior, far exceeding domestic factors.

Brazilian Speaker of the House of Representatives Lira: Brazilian tax reform may be approved in October.

Petrobras raised jet fuel prices at its main refinery by about 20%.

Brazilian President Lula: The Brazilian government will not interfere with the central bank.

Brazilian President Lula: Didn’t talk to central bank governor.

Brazilian President Lula: Brazil’s central bank needs to lower interest rates.

Brazilian President Lula: Interest rates in Brazil are still high.

Brazilian President Lula: Brazil’s GDP has grown and needs to be distributed.

The White House of the United States: Still seeking feasible diplomatic solutions to the Niger and Gabon issues.

The financial website Forexlive commented on the US construction spending data in July: Residential construction spending fell by 5.5% year-on-year, but should rebound in the coming year. What makes these numbers difficult to interpret is that billions of dollars of government money and government-backed money went into both the Inflation Cutting Act and the Chip Act.