A draft EU document shows that EU countries will seek to reach an agreement on the phase-out of fossil fuels at the 28th Climate Summit.

S&P Global commented on the final value of French manufacturing PMI in August: Behind the downturn in French manufacturing is a further sharp decline in new orders. Survey data for August showed an accelerated decline in demand for goods, with a considerable drag also coming from customers outside France. Sluggish market conditions, delayed orders and weakening customer demand have contributed to the latest round of shrinking sales.

Japan Meteorological Agency: Average temperatures from June to August are the hottest on record.

According to TASS news agency: Two Armenian soldiers were killed and one was injured in Azerbaijani shelling.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Without Crimea, Donbass and other occupied territories, Ukraine cannot achieve sustainable peace.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: We must and will reduce inflation to 2%.

European Central Bank Governing Council Villeroy: Keeping interest rates high for a long enough time is more important than the level of interest rates themselves.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: We are very close to the peak of interest rates, but we are still far from the time to consider cutting interest rates.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: Our options are open at the next and upcoming interest rate meeting.

ECB Governing Council Member Villeroy: We will slightly increase France’s GDP forecast for 2023.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: But this encouraging sign is still far from enough.

European Central Bank Governing Council Villeroy: After headline inflation peaked, underlying inflation has also peaked since April and appears to have begun to decline.

Reuters poll: Most economists believe the Polish central bank will cut the main interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%.

French July government budget -168.993 billion euros, previous value -116.2 billion euros.

Morgan Stanley raised its fiscal 2024 GDP growth forecast to 6.4% from 6.2% previously.

GBP/USD fell 15 points in the short term and is now at 1.2646.

The U.S. dollar index DXY rose 10 points in the short term and is currently at 103.75.