Deloitte said falling oil prices may help but rising interest rates, weak consumer and business confidence, stalled housing investment and a persistent cost‑of‑living squeeze have weakened Australia’s growth outlook. It cut its 2026–27 real GDP growth forecast from 1.9% to 1.3% and now expects annual growth below 2% over the next two years, with 2026 at 1.1% — the slowest pace since the early 1990s downturn.

Microsoft will cut roughly 4,800 roles, about 2.1% of its global workforce, primarily in sales and the Xbox gaming division. The company had more than 220,000 employees before the reduction. Microsoft is trimming costs while increasing AI infrastructure spending and faces investor concern that AI could disrupt traditional software revenue. Last year the firm cut about 6,000 jobs in May and a further 9,000 in July (around 4% of staff). Earlier this year Microsoft offered a voluntary retirement buyout in the U.S. to employees at or below grade 67 with long service; of roughly 9,000 eligible staff, about one-third accepted, helping keep this year's layoff rate below last year's level.

美国6月标普全球服务业PMI终值 51.2，前值51.3。