The CAC 40 fell 0.4% to around 7,733 on Friday, reversing modest gains in the previous session and on track for a monthly decline, as investors turned cautious ahead of upcoming US inflation data, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook. In Europe, markets brace for a series of economic releases, including GDP and inflation figures. Domestically, the French economy grew by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2025, confirming the preliminary estimate and marking the strongest pace of expansion since Q3 2024. Meanwhile, preliminary data showed consumer prices rose by 0.4% month-on-month in August, edging up from 0.2% in July but slightly below the expected 0.5% increase. On the producer side, prices rebounded by 0.4% in July - from a downwardly revised 0.1% decline in June - marking the first monthly rise in producer prices since January. Among notable decliners were Pernod Ricard (-3.1%), Teleperformance (-1.4%), and Kering (-1.2%).