
Global Economy Briefing
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026The South Atlantic is getting busier. Brazil’s agribusiness and mining reach into Africa, BRICS ties deepen, and the two regions increasingly face the same questions – on commodities, debt, data sovereignty and great-power pressure – from opposite shores. The Rio Times covers the trade, investment and diplomatic links between Africa and Latin America, the one lens no other outlet owns. This hub gathers the stories where the Global South’s two great frontiers meet.

Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 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
S&P 500 hit 7,412.84, Nasdaq set a record 26,274, oil near $103 — see what's driving global markets on May...
May 12, 2026
11 bilateral deals signed, KSh104B logistics venture launched: May 11 Africa roundup covers Nairobi's Africa-France summit, South Africa disaster, and...
May 11, 2026
US April CPI + PPI, Brazil IPCA, Argentina CPI, UK Q1 GDP, EZ GDP Revision, German ZEW, US Retail Sales,...
May 10, 2026
Today's Africa intelligence brief opens with Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop ruling out any negotiation with jihadist groups as Bloomberg
May 8, 2026
S&P 500 slipped to 7,337; Brent hit $100.06; Banxico cut to 6.50%; German factory orders surged 5%. Key moves markets...
May 8, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's May 3 private visit to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm in Kwekwe
May 7, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds