European equity markets were set to open slightly lower on Wednesday as the recent rally in global stocks lost momentum, while investors cautiously awaited a key US jobs report and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal.European shares ended at record highs…
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is set to restore public access to its most powerful AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, weeks after they were pulled offline under a directive from the US government.Anthropic’s two latest models have been restricted from public access since June 12, w…
The UK Nationwide House Price Index rose 2.2% year-on-year in June 2026, missing market expectations of 2.4% but accelerating from a 1.7% increase in May.Nationwide Chief Economist Robert Gardner said that easing geopolitical tensions and lower-than-expected inflation have strengthened expectations…
British house prices were flat in June after a 0.6% drop in May, leaving them 2.2% higher than a year earlier, monthly figures from mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society showed on Wednesday.A Reuters poll of economists had forecast property prices to show no growth on the month and a year-on…
Russia's manufacturing sector returned to growth in June for the first time in just over a year as output rose at its fastest pace since January 2025 and new orders stabilised, a business survey showed on Wednesday.The S&P Global Russia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 50.3 in…
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RNS Number : 4818K Topps Tiles PLC 01 July 2026 1 July 2026Topps Tiles PlcQ3 Trading UpdateContinued strategic progress amid near-term challenging market conditionsTopps Tiles Plc ("Topps Group", or the "Group"), the UK's leading tile specialist, announces a third quarter trading update for the…
By Gavin MaguireEurope's solar sector is scaling new heights - yet the region's power markets are showing signs of growing stress.Solar generation across the European Union is on track to hit fresh records this year, as capacity additions continue at a breakneck pace and favorable weather boosts ou…
By Lefteris PapadimasWhen Greece's debt crisis struck in 2009, George, owner of a jewellery shop outside Athens, found himself saddled with a new €100,000 loan just as his business turnover plummeted.As the Greek financial sector collapsed, the loan was passed from bank to bank before ending up wit…
India collected 1.95 trillion rupees ($20.6 billion) as gross goods and services tax in June, a rise of 14% from the year-earlier period, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.($1 = 94.6900 Indian rupees)
The Bank of Japan's tankan survey released Wednesday reflects Japanese firms' recent business conditions, including higher input costs, labor shortages and still-accommodative funding conditions. "These factors suggest that the Bank of Japan's June policy rate hike was appropriately timed," says Ha…
Staff WriterSingapore’s Meranti Green Steel has appointed India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) as the project delivery partner for the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) stage of its green iron project planned in Oman.The services will be rendered by the minerals & metals unit of L&T, Meranti Green S…
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - European stocks are seen opening broadly lower on Wednesday as investors weigh U.S.-Iran tensions and await key U.S. economic data for additional clues on the outlook for U.S. monetary policy.American and Iranian officials are in Qatar, but Iran said it would no…
Staff WriterEgypt’s joint committee, led by the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) in coordination with land-owning authorities and law enforcement agencies, continued its large-scale enforcement campaign for the second consecutive day, reclaiming industrial land plots and ready-built factory u…
By Leika KiharaThe global AI boom powered Asia's manufacturing sector in June, with brisk demand for technology-related goods offsetting the drag from the Iran war, business surveys showed on Wednesday, offering some relief for the region's export-reliant economies.Price pressures, however, remaine…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the application form and indicative checklist for voluntary surrender of Certificate of Registration (CoR) by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), including Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), following recent regulatory amendments issued in April 2026…
Staff WriterEgypt - Walid Gamal El Din, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), laid the foundation stone for the Nile Ferro Alloys plant, a major investment by India’s Jai Dadi Group in the East Ismailia Industrial Zone (Technology Valley), Sinai.The project spans 80,000 square metre…
Australian house prices continued to decline in June, and aren't likely to bottom out until early next year, says Abhijit Surya, senior economist at Capital Economics. Recent housing tax changes have yet to have a significant impact on house prices, with stretched affordability the main driver behi…
By Kimberley KaoGauges of factory activity in Asia largely rose to close out the first half of the year, driven by a global surge in artificial-intelligence hardware demand. However, mounting cost pressures and disparities in the AI boom cloud the outlook.S&P Global purchasing managers indexes rele…
