🇩🇪 Deutsche Wins

What we’ll cover today:

💶 Deutsche Bank beats profit forecasts, despite shaky investment banking

👟 Puma slashes outlook after tariffs wreck its U.S. plans

🧾 What fintech insiders are saying about Europe’s shifting trade tides

Deutsche Bank Bounces Back 💶

Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, just dropped solid Q2 results. After a rough last year, things are looking up.

🚨Breaking News:
Deutsche Bank beat earnings estimates with €1.485B profit, boosted by strong investment banking and cost discipline.

⚡Wire Simplified:

• Profit jumped compared to last year’s loss during the messy Postbank takeover

• Investment banking revenue rose 3%, but some deals got postponed

• Fixed income and forex did well; advisory side took a 29% hit

• The euro’s strength affected numbers globally, “kind of a big deal”

• Bank is still confident it’ll hit 2025 goals unless U.S. tariffs wreck Europe’s vibe

✔️Straight to the Point:
Deutsche is back in the green but global drama like U.S. tariffs could mess with its momentum later this year

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Puma Trips Over U.S. Tariffs 👟📉

German sportswear brand Puma is in trouble. Sales are down, profits are gone, and U.S. tariffs are biting hard.

🚨Breaking News:
Puma slashed its 2025 forecast and expects losses after U.S. tariffs hit hard. Shares plunged 18% on the news.

⚡Wire Simplified:

• Q2 sales fell 2%, profits flipped to a loss of €13.2M

• Full-year sales now expected to drop, not grow

• Tariffs alone will cost them around €80M in profits

• Inventory is piling up thanks to rushed U.S. deliveries

• CEO says: “We need to take a hard look at ourselves”

✔️Straight to the Point:
Puma’s been knocked down by tariffs, weak demand, and its own product issues. Can the brand bounce back in 2026?

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