Germany's seasonally adjusted August unemployment headcount and unemployment rate due in 10 minutes.

中国地震台网正式测定：8月28日13时13分在四川内江市隆昌市发生5.1级地震，震源深度13千米。

On Thursday evening Supreme National Security Council secretary Rezaei said in an Al‑Manar TV interview that Iran and Oman have agreed to open a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz for vessels to enter and exit. Rezaei said Iran has prepared a list of conditions to submit to the United States and is currently allowing passage via a temporary, limited corridor through the center of the strait; future maritime traffic will hinge on progress toward an understanding with Washington. Pakistan's Express News said the move could clear key obstacles to a Tehran‑Islamabad memorandum of understanding. The announcement follows a week of intensive diplomacy in Tehran, during which it hosted senior delegations from Pakistan, Oman and Qatar.