Bloomberg Europeans returning from their summer breaks will find a more fragile economy that risks buckling under the threats of energy rationing, record inflation and tighter monetary policy. Purchasing managers’ indexes due on Tuesday will likely show private-sector output shrinking for a second month, adding to signs that a recession in the 19-nation euro zone is now more likely ...

  Bloomberg Swiss watch exports rose again in July, increasing to near record levels and notching their highest value in eight years as demand for pricey Rolex, Omega and Vacheron Constantin timepieces booms. Exports rose 8.3% in July compared to the same month in 2021 to 2.2 billion Swiss francs ($2.3 billion), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said. ...

  Bloomberg Norway’s economy grew in line with analysts’ forecasts in the second quarter, boosted by a post-pandemic rebound in service industries that outweighed the dent from surging prices. Mainland GDP, which adjusts for the oil-rich nation’s offshore industry, expanded 0.7% from the previous three months, the statistics office said. This was in line with economists’ projections in a Bloomberg ...