UK services index MoM for August 0.0% vs -0.1% expected; prior revised from 0.40% to 0.50%.

Suspected drone strikes in the Black Sea are rising. Romania said a second merchant vessel caught fire within 12 hours near its territorial waters. A San Marino‑flagged chemical tanker about 14 nm off Sulina on the Romania–Ukraine border requested emergency assistance; the Romanian navy said the blaze may have been caused by a drone and reported eight of the 12 crew missing. Earlier, a Comoros‑flagged ship also caught fire late on Wednesday inside Romanian waters. Romanian authorities are investigating whether the incidents were caused by drone strikes.

英国8月建筑业产出月率 -0.2%，预期-0.1%，前值由0.10%修正为-0.5%。