Walmart lifted its fiscal 2027 sales and profit forecasts after Q2 revenue rose 5.9% to $187.9 billion and global eCommerce sales increased 23%.

Building construction remained the main year-over-year weak spot, falling 6.5%, even as civil engineering and specialised activity were slightly higher.

Exports reached €817.8 billion in the first half of 2026, but faster import growth narrowed Germany’s trade surplus and China remained its largest trading partner.

The ONS has lifted its estimate of 2024 UK nominal GDP by 0.5% and raised the service sector’s share of gross value added to 81.2% after a major measurement overhaul.

Germany’s industrial producer prices rose 3.0% from a year earlier in July and 1.1% from June, with intermediate goods and energy driving the renewed acceleration in upstream costs.

Employment fell by 15,800 people and participation slipped to 66.9%, adding to signs of a gradual easing in Australia’s labour market.

The partners said intismeran plus Keytruda improved recurrence-free and distant metastasis-free survival in a 1,137-patient Phase 3 trial, while overall survival remains under evaluation.

The euro area’s monthly surplus rose by €9 billion from May, while the 12-month balance remained below its year-earlier level as the goods surplus narrowed.

Australia’s Wage Price Index rose 0.8% for a fifth straight quarter, while annual private-sector wage growth eased to 3.1% and public-sector growth held at 3.4%.

A three-day U.S. suspension pushes the Section 338 duties to August 22, giving Ottawa and Washington a narrow window to negotiate over alcohol, dairy and autos.