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Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target for Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO.N) from $490 to $580.July 24th - In June 2026, the China Green Certificate Price Index closed at 181.0 points (with January 2025 as the base period of 100 points), down 0.2% month-on-month and up 23.2% year-on-year.On July 24th, it was reported that in June 2026, the National Energy Administration issued 373 million green certificates, involving 1.2475 million renewable energy power generation projects. Of these, 206 million were tradable green certificates, accounting for 55.41%, roughly the same as the previous month. This period saw the issuance of 270 million green certificates corresponding to renewable energy power generation in May 2026, accounting for 72.38%. The number of green certificates issued for conventional hydropower, biomass power generation, and other renewable energy power generation types all increased this month, with conventional hydropower seeing the largest increase.July 24th - Data released by the UK Office for National Statistics on Friday showed that UK retail sales unexpectedly rose 1.0% month-on-month in June, compared to economists expectations of a 0.3% decline. Year-on-year growth in June retail sales was 4.2%, also higher than the 2.3% increase predicted by economists. Hannah Finselbach, senior statistician at the Office for National Statistics, said that demand for "outdoor goods, air conditioning and clothing" was strong in June, and online sales of sporting goods were also good. These figures further demonstrate that consumer sentiment is improving after the Middle East conflict hit consumer confidence. Household inflation fell to its lowest level in over a year due to lower fuel and food prices, and the sluggish labor market also showed signs of stabilizing. However, this recovery remains fragile. The recent breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement has reignited concerns about soaring energy bills and rising mortgage costs.Germanys GfK consumer confidence index for August was -29.6, compared to a forecast of -28.5 and a revised previous reading of -29.3 (from -29.2).
