Turkey's foreign minister Fidan said the Mecca Alliance is not directed at any specific country.

Japan 20-year government bond yield rose 2 bps to 3.835%; 2-year yield rose 2 bps to 1.745%.

On Aug. 31, 2026, the NBS Service Sector Survey Center and China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing released China’s PMI. NBS service survey chief Huo Lihui said August manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8%, up 0.6 ppt month-on-month; non-manufacturing business activity index was 49.0%, unchanged; composite PMI output index was 49.5%, up 0.2 ppt m/m, signaling a modest improvement in overall output conditions.