- Investors weighed recession worries against central bankers' statements that higher interest rates are required to contain inflation as US futures fell alongside oil and the currency.
- After the greatest month for US equities since November 2020, contracts on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 declined. banks were the driving force behind the Stoxx 600 index's 0.2% as HSBC holdings plc reported higher-than-expected profits.
- In anticipation of data later on Monday that is anticipated to reveal a slowdown in US manufacturing for July, the dollar declined against all of its G10 counterparts.
- Poor Chinese economic statistics led to worries that a worldwide downturn may reduce demand. Later, oil declined. After falling over 7% in July, the West Texas Intermediate fell below $97 a barrel, marking the first consecutive monthly loss since late 2020.
- Kremlin said the grain ship leaving Ukraine's Odesa is positive.
