Japan tertiary industry activity index MoM -0.1% in August, down from +0.4% in July.

Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics revised Q1 GDP (annualized) to -1.5% from -1.7%. It reported Q2 per-capita GDP annualized growth of 14.1%.

Iranian foreign minister Araghchi condemned President Macron after Macron blamed rising living costs on the current war, saying France's protests 'represent the country's future'. Araghchi published a clip of Macron's speech and a January message Macron sent to Trump saying 'we can do a lot on Iran', and accused Macron of assuring the US president he 'welcomed violence against Iranians', calling that 'digging his own grave'. He added it is too late to blame the war — which he said Macron and his allies have stoked — for higher living costs and urged Macron to 'listen to France's future'.