South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive 
What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP 
AI may be to blame for our failure to make contact with alien civilisations 
Flavoured vapes may produce many harmful chemicals when e-liquids are heated – new research 
US drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows 
New faith schools in England could soon allocate all their places on religious grounds 
Can science explain why couples break up? The mathematical anatomy of a fall 
Divesting university endowments: Easier demanded than done 
Yes, Australia’s big supermarkets have been price gouging 
Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of 
Lot of economic dockets scheduled for today, with high risks associated.
Data released so far
- Australia - Private capital expenditure dropped by -4% in second quarter.
- Germany - German import price index dropped by -0.7% in July from June, down -1.7% from a year ago.
- Switzerland - Industrial production dropped by -2.5% q/q in second quarter.
- UK - Nationwide house prices rose at slower pace of 0.3% in August, up 3.2% from a year ago.
- Spain - GDP rose by 3.3% in second quarter from a year ago.
- France - Business climate improved to 103 from 102 prior. Individual investment grew by 2% in second quarter, compared to 7% prior.
- Euro Zone - M3 money supply rose by 5.3% in July from a year ago.
Upcoming
- US - Preliminary reading on core PCE to be released at 12:30 GMT along with GDP for second quarter. Pending home sales to be released at 14:00 GMT, followed by Kansas FED manufacturing activity at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly report on Natural gas at 14:30 GMT.
- UK - GFK consumer confidence to be released at 23:00 GMT.
- Japan - Consumer price index for japan and Tokyo to be released at 23:30 GMT, along with unemployment rate and retail trades data.
- Auctions - US will auction 7 year note at 17:00 GMT.
