A man posts a letter in a mailbox in Paris on July 30, 2026. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)

A pedestrian walks past mailboxes in Paris on July 30, 2026. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A woman picks items from a shelf of the refrigerated section at a store of the Penny supermarket chain in Berlin, Germany, on August 1, 2023. German economic growth slowed in the second quarter but less than expected given the impact of the Middle East war, according to provisional figures released on July 30, 2026. Output in the EU's top economy rose 0.2 percent compared with the first three months of the year, statistics office Destatis said, 0.1 percentage point higher than predicted by analysts polled by financial platform FactSet. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Cargo shipping containers sit on an Ocean Network Express (ONE) container ship docked at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. German economic growth slowed in the second quarter but less than expected given the impact of the Middle East war, according to provisional figures released on July 30, 2026. Output in the EU's top economy rose 0.2 percent compared with the first three months of the year, statistics office Destatis said, 0.1 percentage point higher than predicted by analysts polled by financial platform FactSet. (Photo by FABIAN BIMMER / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Clouds cover the sky as cranes operate at a building and construction site close to the TV tower (C) and Park Inn Hotel (R) at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin, Germany on November 22, 2024. German economic growth slowed in the second quarter but less than expected given the impact of the Middle East war, according to provisional figures released on July 30, 2026. Output in the EU's top economy rose 0.2 percent compared with the first three months of the year, statistics office Destatis said, 0.1 percentage point higher than predicted by analysts polled by financial platform FactSet. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Cars of German car maker Mercedes stand lined up in front of the car carrier ship Hoegh Trader at the harbour of Bremerhaven, northern Germany, on June 12, 2025. German economic growth slowed in the second quarter but less than expected given the impact of the Middle East war, according to provisional figures released on July 30, 2026. Output in the EU's top economy rose 0.2 percent compared with the first three months of the year, statistics office Destatis said, 0.1 percentage point higher than predicted by analysts polled by financial platform FactSet. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A container lifter handles containers at BEHALA's Westhafen container terminal on April 10, 2025. German economic growth slowed in the second quarter but less than expected given the impact of the Middle East war, according to provisional figures released on July 30, 2026. Output in the EU's top economy rose 0.2 percent compared with the first three months of the year, statistics office Destatis said, 0.1 percentage point higher than predicted by analysts polled by financial platform FactSet. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of bank company Societe Generale, listed on the CAC 40, the main stock market index of the Paris Stock Exchange, in Toulouse on March 31, 2026. Societe Generale's retail banking operations in France and its corporate banking division enjoyed a strong second quarter: as a result, the banking group reported a record net profit of 1.79 billion on July 30, 2026. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)