As every Sunday, the most important news of the past week, as well as the most important news of the coming week.
Also as a video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/khqecInW6c8?si=IALE-8QVh3DOsQol
Monday:
The Munich-based company Brainlab is probably planning an IPO (initial public offering) in the near future. This would see a med-tech start-up go public. It would be the largest IPO of the year in Germany. The initial listing is planned for July 3. Brainlab develops medical technology software for radiotherapy and surgical procedures and would like to use the money from the IPO to expand.
Tuesday:
The business climate in Germany continues to improve for the 6th time in a row. The ifo index rose to 88.4 points in May. The mood in the manufacturing sector is even more subdued than among service providers.
Consumer sentiment in the US has taken a surprisingly sharp turn for the worse, falling to 93 points from 98.4 last month. Economists had expected an increase to 100 points.
https://www.fuw.ch/konjunktur-usa-us-konsumklima-truebt-sich-ueberraschend-ein-935485708580
Thursday:
The economic data for the USA turned out worse than expected. Consumers in particular are holding back, which is likely to be a direct consequence of the tariffs.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/26/economy/us-gdp-q1-final
$NKE (+1%) Nike delivers figures that are well above expectations. Although profits slumped by 86% to 211 million dollars and sales fell by 12%, analysts had feared worse. The share can therefore make significant gains.
Friday:
The inflation rate in Japan's capital Tokyo comes back slightly to 3.1%, but remains above the Bank of Japan's inflation target (2.0%). However, expectations were for an even higher inflation rate.
$RTLL (+0.43%) RTL plans to acquire Sky Deutschland for just over half a billion. RTL would then have a total of more than 11 million paying subscribers, which would contribute to the Group's strategic goals. The share price reaction is interesting; normally the share price of a company that announces a purchase falls, but here it is different. The decision is well received on the stock market, there is probably a lot of synergy potential.
https://www.welt.de/sport/article256313146/TV-RTL-kauft-Sky-Deutschland.html
These are the most important dates for the coming week:
Monday: 14:00 Inflation data (DE)
Tuesday: 11:00 Inflation data (EUR)
Friday: 11:00 Producer prices (EUR)