Swiss Inflation Rises to 0.8% as Fuel and Housing Costs Climb

Consumer prices rose 0.4% from July as higher rents, petrol, diesel and heating oil reversed the previous month’s decline.

Consumer prices rose 0.4% from July as higher rents, petrol, diesel and heating oil reversed the previous month’s decline.

The Munich-based institute lifted its 2026 GDP call by 0.6 percentage point as stronger foreign demand and nearly €40 billion in fiscal stimulus offset pressure from higher energy costs.

Arcil’s IPO will be an all-offer-for-sale issue of up to 52.73 million shares, with bidding scheduled for Sept. 9-11 and NSE designated as the stock exchange for the offer.

The Texas reservation gives an unnamed data-center operator priority access to manufacturing capacity, while FuelCell Energy reported $1.30 billion of committed backlog and $2.35 billion of awarded capacity backlog.

The spirits maker kept its full-year organic sales and operating-income guidance unchanged as ready-to-drink growth and emerging markets offset weaker tequila and developed-market demand.

The apparel group raised its full-year GAAP and non-GAAP earnings outlook after second-quarter gross margin expanded to 45.2%, even as quarterly sales fell 10%.

Household consumption rose 0.4% and net trade added to growth for the first time since late 2023, while overall private investment was flat.

U.S. job openings were little changed at 7.3 million in July, while the hiring estimate fell to 5.1 million and the hiring rate eased to 3.2%.

The merchandise trade deficit reached $86.1 billion in April-June, while stronger services receipts and remittances cushioned much of the pressure.

Reserve Bank data showed broad annual commodity-price gains despite iron ore and alumina being exceptions, while the Australian-dollar index rose just 0.1% in August.