Net foreign assets expand to €3.66 trillion in 2025
Germany's net international investment position rose by €211.5 billion to €3,661.1 billion at the end of 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank data.
Japanese business confidence among large manufacturers improved in September, with the headline diffusion index rising 2 points to plus 24. The Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey showed enterprises plan a 7.6 percent increase in fixed investment for fiscal 2026.
Total bank lending in Italy expanded by 3.1 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 1.86 trillion euros.
UK financial institutions cited artificial intelligence risks at 63 percent, up 32 percentage points from the prior survey, in the Bank of England 2026 H2 Systemic Risk Survey.
Spain's general government debt ratio fell by 1.8 percentage points year-on-year to 101.4 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2026.
Germany's net international investment position rose by €211.5 billion to €3,661.1 billion at the end of 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank data.
Foreign direct investment in the Netherlands reached €72 billion in the first half of 2026, driven primarily by inflows from the United States and Germany.
Average interest rates on newly extended bank loans rose by 13 basis points to 4.40 percent in August 2026, according to Bank of Korea data.
Russian households' median inflation expectations for the year ahead rose to 14.2 percent in September from 13.7 percent in August, according to an inFOM survey commissioned by the Bank of Russia.
South Korea's all-industry Composite Business Sentiment Index fell by 0.5 points to 99.1 in September 2026, according to the Bank of Korea.
Financial market analysts raised their 2026 IPCA inflation forecast to 4.99 percent while lowering projected GDP growth to 1.86 percent, according to the Banco Central do Brasil's Focus Market Readout published on September 25, 2026.
Dutch cardholders increased spending at Belgian and German petrol stations by 32 percent to approximately €1.5 billion in the first half of 2026.