Renault posted a quarterly net profit of 354 million euros for the first half of the year, up from a substantial loss of nearly 7.3 billion euros for the same period last year as the pandemic shut down production across the industry. The French automaker forecast a full-year profit in 2021 despite the challenges caused by the global semiconductor shortage.on Thursday reported an acceleration in second-quarter sales growth in part due to a surge in U.S. makeup sales as lockdowns eased.
On the data front, initial flash estimates for euro zone harmonized inflation in July are due at 10 a.m. London time, along with second-quarter preliminary GDP estimates. German annual consumer price inflation spiked to 3.1% in July, its highest since August 2008, prompting a leading services sector trade union to call for immediate and substantial wage increases.
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