Brazil's central bank survey: economists expect 2026 IPCA annual inflation at 5.33%, unchanged from the prior forecast. 2027 IPCA annual inflation is expected at 4.17%, slightly above the previous 4.15% forecast.

Changjiang Materials said it has completed a 10,000 tpa inorganic-phosphate demonstration plant for ferrous castings at its Shiyan, Hubei additive-manufacturing industrial park and has begun trial production. The facility focuses on three core processes — inorganic core production, inorganic mold systems and inorganic self‑hardening sand — and integrates inorganic materials R&D, smart equipment, spent-sand recycling and process training into a closed-loop, full-process service. The company says the plant can provide integrated casting order fulfillment and production-process validation services to the wider foundry industry.

西班牙經濟部：西班牙政府預計2026年經濟將增長2.6%，此前預計爲2.2%。