German Federal Statistical Office: July producer prices rose 3.0% YoY (consensus 2.7%), accelerating from June’s 1.8% and marking the biggest gain since April 2023; PPI was up 1.1% MoM. Intermediate goods prices rose 5.4% YoY; energy climbed 3.8% YoY. Bettmann Bank chief economist Alexander Krug said an early-stage inflation surge is worrying, citing effects from the Iran-related conflict and recent heat. Prolonged low Rhine water levels have constrained inland shipping and pushed up transport c

Canxin said on Aug. 20 it launched a differential SAR ADC IP developed in 28nm CMOS, offered in 1.8V and 2.5V versions. Both IPs completed full-flow silicon validation and passed functional and performance tests. Company positions the low-power, high-reliability analog IP for communications signal chains, targeting 5G/6G RF transceivers, Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth baseband, software-defined radio, optical communications, communications SoCs, wireless gateways and edge AI applications.

美國能源公司Crossover Energy首席執行官表示，公司已與委內瑞拉國家石油公司敲定石油交易協議。