Non-cash payments in Italy double past 16 billion
Non-cash transactions in Italy more than doubled between 2018 and 2025 to surpass 16 billion operations, driven by rapid expansion in debit cards and contactless payments.
Danish pension assets managed by pension companies expanded by DKK 349 billion in the second quarter of 2026, reaching a total of DKK 4,883 billion.
Financial analysts trimmed Brazil's 2026 inflation projection to 5.01 percent and lowered GDP growth expectations to 1.92 percent, according to the Banco Central do Brasil's Focus survey released on August 28, 2026.
Comparative Flow of Funds data for the first quarter of 2026 show currency and deposits made up 47.2 percent of Japanese household assets, according to the Bank of Japan.
Danish investors expanded their holdings of Asian shares to 471 billion kroner by July 2026, representing 10 percent of total listed equity assets.
Non-cash transactions in Italy more than doubled between 2018 and 2025 to surpass 16 billion operations, driven by rapid expansion in debit cards and contactless payments.
China's financial markets saw bond custody expand to RMB207.4 trillion in July 2026, while the 10-year government bond yield settled at 1.71 percent.
Aggregated global residential property prices adjusted for inflation declined by 1.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026.
The average interest rate on Danish housing debt rose by 0.11 percentage points to 3.52 percent in 2026, according to Danmarks Nationalbank.
Greenhouse gas emissions at the Banque de France fell 35 percent between 2019 and 2025, beating the 25 percent reduction target.
Russian household inflation expectations for the year ahead fell by 1.0 percentage point to 13.7 percent in August 2026, according to an inFOM survey for the Bank of Russia.
South Korea's Composite Business Sentiment Index for all industries rose by 1.1 points month-on-month to 99.6 in August 2026.