US factory orders excluding defense rose 1.0% MoM in July; prior -0.4%.

China A-share property sector dipped intraday; Wo Ai Wo Jia and Tefa Services tumbled more than 8%, with Huayuan Holdings and Shilianhang among the largest decliners.

On Sept. 1 EU defense ministers met informally to discuss military support for Ukraine, the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East tensions. kallas said Ukraine’s defense minister reiterated that air defense remains one of Kyiv’s most urgent needs, but ministers made no substantive progress on the issue. kallas said the EU is seeking additional air-defense systems and sources of interceptor missiles and urged member states to reassess national stockpiles and consider providing or selling Patriot interceptor missiles nearing expiry to Ukraine.