USD/JPY rose nearly 30 pips intraday after the Bank of Japan held policy rates unchanged.

Preliminary data Thursday showed Italy's economy expanded 0.2% QoQ in Q2, above economists' 0.1% forecast, and GDP rose 1.0% YoY versus an expected 0.7%. Istat said domestic demand was the main positive contributor, offsetting a negative trade impulse. The preliminary release gave no detailed breakdown but said services grew while industry and agriculture contracted. Istat noted the outperformance occurred despite sharply higher energy costs linked to the Iran conflict.

WTI原油向下触及80美元/桶，日内跌3.28%。布伦特原油日内下跌3.00%，现报84.24美元/桶。