Economic calendar highlights for 15 Aug (local times): Japan Q2 GDP (prelim) q/q 0.1% (prev. 0.0%); China July retail sales y/y 4.6% (cons. 4.8%); China July industrial production y/y 6.0% (cons. 6.8%); US July retail sales m/m 0.5% (cons. 0.6%); Empire State Manufacturing (Aug) -1.0 (cons. 5.5); US industrial production m/m July 0.02% (cons. 0.33%); Univ. of Michigan consumer sentiment (prelim Aug) 62.1 (cons. 61.7). #FiatNews
JD.com beat expectations in Q2 2025 on stronger consumer demand; the eβcommerce group's shares rose about 2% in premarket trading on Nasdaq after the results. #JD #FiatNews
New U.S. fiscal legislation dubbed the βbig beautiful lawβ is dividing Wall Street. Analysts say the package brings significant fiscal-policy changes with notable implications for industry, cybersecurity, energy and healthcare sectors facing payment pressures. #FiatNews
Bank of America warns CoreWeave investors to watch for risks from a costly acquisition and active short sellers; the firm cut its target price after the companyβs recent results and the stock took another hit following the update. #CoreWeave #FiatNews
U.S. President Donald Trump is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. Analysts note that European defense stocks may still have room to rise regardless of whether the meeting yields a breakthrough on the Ukraine conflict. #FiatNews
UK economy surprised to the upside in Q2, with preliminary GDP growth of +0.3% quarter-on-quarterβstronger than market expectations, according to the Office for National Statistics. #FiatNews
EU economy slowed in Q2: GDP grew 0.2% quarter-on-quarter, down from 0.5% in Q1, signaling a notable deceleration in short-term activity across the bloc. #FiatNews
Bank of America says European defense firms could see renewed inflows as some investors and funds that had avoided arms makers for ESG reasons reconsider their stance. BofA expects that reappraisal could support sector growth. #ESG #FiatNews
DeepSeek has postponed the launch of its new AI model after attempts to train the system using Huawei chips failed, according to people cited by the Financial Times. The company delayed the rollout while it addresses the technical issues. #DeepSeek #FiatNews
Thyssenkrupp deepened its net loss in the third fiscal quarter and downgraded its full-year profit and revenue outlook. The companyβs shares fell as much as 12% in early trading after the results and outlook revision. #Thyssenkrupp #FiatNews
