Economic data: France is to release gross domestic product and inflation figures today, while Germany is set to publish inflation numbers and Spain is to update GDP growth.
Earnings: UK lender NatWest reports first-half results today, after it was embroiled in a dispute with British broadcaster Nigel Farage, who was “debanked” by NatWest subsidiary Coutts allegedly because of his political views. Air France-KLM and IAG, which owns British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, report second-quarter figures. Other major companies releasing results include French consultancy Capgemini, Anglo-Swedish drug giant AstraZeneca, UK luxury car maker Aston Martin Lagonda, French telecoms operator Bouygues and Italian energy major Eni.
Industrial action: A four-day strike by 450 workers at the UK’s Gatwick airport begins today in a dispute over pay.
Cowes Week: The world’s largest and longest-running international sailing regatta begins on the UK’s Isle of Wight on Saturday.
Russia’s Navy Day: The country will display its naval warships, weaponry and aircraft on Sunday.
