Global Economy Briefing — July 1, 2026
Chipmakers drove the Nasdaq up 1.5% and the Dow to a third record as Wall Street closed its best quarter...
July 1, 2026The Global Economy Briefing is The Rio Times’ daily read on the world’s macro picture and what it means for Latin America. Each edition covers the Federal Reserve and major central banks, U.S. and European data, China’s growth, oil and commodity prices, and the currency and rate moves that ripple into emerging markets. It connects global developments to the Brazilian real, the Mexican peso and the region’s equities and bonds. This hub archives every Global Economy Briefing – browse the latest below for a clear, English-language guide to the international forces driving Latin American markets.
Chipmakers drove the Nasdaq up 1.5% and the Dow to a third record as Wall Street closed its best quarter...
July 1, 2026
Consumer sentiment hit 49.5, Nasdaq logged its worst 5-day run since February, and crude slid 3.5% to US$69. What it...
June 27, 2026
Global Economy Briefing: the Fed's inflation gauge rose to a 3-year high but eased monthly, lifting the Dow, while Brazil's...
June 26, 2026
Global Economy Briefing: markets steadied as oil fell to a pre-war low near $70, dragging yields down and drawing strong...
June 25, 2026
The 2-year US yield reached its highest since early 2025 as rate-hike talk rattled markets. Nasdaq fell 2.21% on a...
June 24, 2026
Global Economy Briefing: the Russell 2000 closed above 3,000 for the first time as big tech tumbled, oil slid and...
June 23, 2026
Oil heads for an 8% weekly fall, erasing its war-driven gains as an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire calms markets — a tailwind...
June 20, 2026
Markets rebounded from the Fed's hawkish jolt as the United States and Iran signed their peace agreement and Washington lifted...
June 19, 2026
Stocks fell sharply and bond yields jumped after the Federal Reserve, in Kevin Warsh's debut, held rates steady but signalled...
June 18, 2026