Global Economy Briefing — May 20, 2026
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026From Nigeria’s oil and Mozambique’s and Tanzania’s gas to South Africa’s grid crisis and the solar boom spreading across the continent, energy is where Africa’s growth and its great-power bargaining both play out. The Rio Times covers the oil and LNG deals, refineries, power projects and the transition finance reshaping how the continent fuels itself – with an eye on the capital flows and parallels linking Africa to Latin America’s own energy story. This hub collects our Africa energy coverage for investors and analysts.
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026
Africa intelligence brief covers Ghana 30% gold offtake, Trump 17,500 Afrikaner refugee proposal, NNPC oil-buyer push, Afrimat ruling, Zambia gold...
May 19, 2026
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026
From Kenya’s fuel-price protests to the WHO’s Ebola emergency declaration and Botswana’s repeal of same-sex criminalisation laws, Monday’s Africa briefing...
May 18, 2026
Friday was the day Aliko Dangote refused the Nigerian state and Cyril Ramaphosa booked R890bn ($54bn) at the National Assembly...
May 15, 2026
S&P 500 hit 7,501.24, Dow recaptured 50,000, Nasdaq surged to 26,635.22. Plus India WPI at 8.30% and Cisco +13.4%. What...
May 15, 2026
Thursday was the day Parliament moved against Ramaphosa, Aliko Dangote moved against the LSE listing ceiling, and the Nigerian Air...
May 14, 2026
April PPI surged 1.4% MoM—triple forecasts—yet the S&P 500 hit a record 7,444.25. What the Warsh Fed era means for...
May 14, 2026
The International Energy Agency reported on May 13 that global oil reserves fell by 117 million barrels in April, on...
May 13, 2026