日本10年期國債收益率下跌4.5個基點，報2.845%。

Target (TGT.N) reported second-quarter net sales of $26.54 bln, versus $26.11 bln expected.

McKinsey’s head of UK consumer business Bogdan Toma said UK food and beverage inflation has fallen to 1.3%, the weakest in about five years, a level he views as unsustainable for retailers operating on low-single-digit margins. He said retailers are absorbing a large share of rising costs amid weak consumer demand and price flattening, compressing margins and creating mounting tensions that need to be resolved. Toma added that hot weather and supply-chain disruptions for many farm products could put upward pressure on food prices this autumn.