Price growth in the eurozone in August amounted to 2.1%, which is more than experts predicted. However, core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, remained unchanged compared to July. The European Central Bank will decide on interest rates in September, and the consensus view is that it will leave them unchanged, as in July.

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Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A.

Banco Santander, S.A.

Ferrovial SE

Spain experienced one of Europe's deepest recessions during the pandemic and was long overshadowed by investment interest. But an impressive economic surge has propelled it to the top of the growth charts among the EU's largest economies, with the country consistently overtaking France and Germany between 2023 and 2025, beating forecasts for consumption, investment and the labor market. Goldman Sachs <a href="https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/how-spain-became-europes-fastest-growing-major-economy">calls</a> it the fastest-growing eurozone economy with a strong GDP, robust domestic demand and strong export potential.

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Constellation Brands, Inc.

Marks and Spencer Group plc

In the last full trading week of June, the S&amp;P 500 index reached an all-time high for the first time since February - optimism around a possible Fed rate cut and reduced concerns about duties contributed to the growth of quotations. Wall Street's focus in the first week of July will be the U.S. employment report for June. In addition, there will be fresh data on the number of open jobs, wage dynamics, as well as business activity in industry and services in the world's largest economy, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-crucial-jobs-report-meets-a-stock-market-at-all-time-highs-what-to-know-this-week-113259792.html#:~:text=The%20June%20jobs%20report%20will%20headline%20the%20first%20week%20of%20July.">write</a> Yahoo Finance.

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