Aug 18 — JLL China research director Yao Yao said Shanghai super-prime offices are showing durable rent premiums and lower vacancy and are now the primary engine of the city's market repair. Data through end-2Q show average rent at 8.5 yuan/sqm/day; in 1H2026 nearly 70% of super-prime projects recorded rent stabilisation or increases. For projects completed since 2022, average absorption has been 2.7–2.9x that of standard Grade-A at comparable stages, and 94% of leasing into super-prime over the

Paramount (PSKY.O) extended its tender offer deadline to Aug. 28.

Euro-area government bond yields rose to multi-year highs on Tuesday, joining a global fixed-income selloff. German 10-year Bund yield climbed to 3.2478%, its highest since May 2011. French 10-year OAT yield rose to 4.0954%, the highest since November 2008. The German-French 10-year spread widened to 86bps, the largest since October 2025. Germany’s 30-year bond yield reached 3.7663%, the highest since July 2011. Markets said a prolonged Iran conflict could force governments to increase spending to offset Middle East energy-supply disruptions; a worsening geopolitical backdrop is also pushing up defence spending, further exacerbating concerns over public finances.