US August retail sales $773.95bn, prior $763.60bn.

US import price index rose 7.0% YoY in August, up from 6.0% in July.

UK foreign minister Ed Miliband condemned Hamas's October 7 attack and said subsequent events in Gaza cannot be justified. He said roughly 1,200 Palestinians have died since the 'ceasefire', calling it no real ceasefire. Miliband warned the 'two-state solution' is being destroyed by ground realities and said verbal support without action is pointless; all measures being taken aim to change the situation.