Supertanker Orders Surge as US-Iran War Reshapes Oil Trade 
Asian Chip Stocks Rally as Treasury Yields Ease 
East Germany Narrows Economic Gap With West but Wealth Divide Persists 
Asian Stocks Rise as Oil Falls, BOJ Rate Decision in Focus 
Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Holds Gains After Fed Rate Hike 
Strait of Hormuz Oil Shipments Hit Six-Month High as U.S. Clears Mines 
Mexico Pushes for US Trade Deal Before Midterms 
Trump Hopes Iran War Nears End as Yemen Fighting Escalates 
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Lots of economic dockets and events are scheduled for today and all with low volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: MNI business sentiment declined in August to 54.3 from 55.5 prior.
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI rose to 49.6 in August.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Trade balance for July will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- France: Flash manufacturing and services PMI will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Germany: Flash manufacturing and services PMI will be released at 7:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Flash manufacturing and services PMI will be released at 8:00 GMT. Flash consumer confidence for August will be announced at 14:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI industrial trend survey report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Flash markit manufacturing PMI report will be released at 13:45 GMT. New home sales for the month of July will be announced at 14:00 GMT. Richmond Fed manufacturing Index will be released at 14:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Trade balance for July will be released at 22:45 GMT.
- Auctions: United States will auction 1-month bills at 15:30 GMT and 2-year note at 17:00 GMT. Spain will auction 3-month and 9-month letras today.
