Ireland's Finance Ministry plans an €8.5 bln package for the 2027 budget, down from €9.4 bln a year earlier.

Lilly (LLY.N) said Novo Nordisk (NVO.N) is not competing on product merit but is seeking a court order to block Lilly from publishing the trial results.

Santander CIB global head of economics Antonio Garcia Pascual says euro-area short-term rates are likely to trade within a confined range. Markets price the ECB deposit rate around 2.50–2.75%; Pascual says the range should remain stable provided oil prices stay within the ECB’s mild and baseline scenarios. Santander CIB sees tactical opportunities to go long the short end at current market levels. The ECB raised rates 25bp in June to a 2.25% deposit rate; markets expect policy to be left unchanged at Thursday’s decision.