Here is a brief glimpse at the various macro events taking place throughout the day.

• Bipartisan Senate group finalizes text on infrastructure bill.
• Dems ask White House to extend eviction ban.
• US and UK say Iran responsible for deadly tanker attack off Oman’s coast.
• Pandemic-driven slide in interest rates unleashes global boom in house prices.
• World’s biggest pension fund cuts US bond weighting sharply to 35%.
• Millions of jobless in US are set to lose support in a month.
• Will the Fed change monetary policy due to soaring house prices?
• Revised Eurozone Mfg Index for July reflects ‘resilient’ output reading.
• India Mfg Index returned to growth in July after brief contraction.
• US 10-year and 3-month Treasury yield curve continues to flatten.