荷蘭TTF天然氣近月合約價格上漲5%至58.57歐元/兆瓦時。

Prime Minister Takaichi said she will restore the food consumption tax to 8% after two years to preserve market trust and fiscal sustainability. The cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to temporarily cut the consumption tax on food and non‑alcoholic beverages from 8% to 1%, effective April next year, as a transition until a new tax‑credit system due in 2029. The government has not specified how it will cover an estimated annual revenue shortfall of more than 4 tln yen, leaving funding and fiscal risk as market concerns.

U.S. nonfarm productivity preliminary for Q2 1.4% (expected 0.6%); prior revised up from 0.30% to 0.8%.