U.S. equities continue their slide in the red with the S&P 500 dipping below its 50-day moving average. Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin, however, says a recession is not inevitable. We hear from French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire who says that he backs emergency measures to rein in rampant energy prices throughout Europe. Russia cites maintenance issues as it turns off gas supplies into Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which had already been functioning at just 20 per cent capacity. In China, factory activity falls yet again in August, hamstrung by Covid outbreaks and power outages. World leaders pay tribute to the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.