俄羅斯外交部：已向日本大使就日本首相的反俄言論表達了強烈抗議。

UK jobs data: unemployment unexpectedly unchanged at 4.9% (vs 4.8% expected); employment fell in the three months to June; three-month average pay excluding bonuses rose 3.5% (vs 3.4% expected). Aberdeen Group strategist Felix Feather said the labour market has been easing for some time, supporting the case for the Bank of England to keep policy rates unchanged for the remainder of the year. After the release, GBP/USD dipped 0.1% to 1.3519 and EUR/GBP rose 0.1% to 0.8554.

市場消息：日本考慮爲油輪再保險提供支持。