Why Europe Is Borrowing Like There Is No Tomorrow
Eurozone governments will sell a record US$1.75 trillion of bonds in 2027, led by Germany's defense build-up. Who buys it...
August 30, 2026Europe’s energy shock – the scramble for gas, the race to renewables, the grid and the green transition – has reordered its industry and its politics. The Rio Times covers the energy deals, prices, policy and transition finance reshaping the continent, and the commodity and capital flows that link it to Latin America.
Eurozone governments will sell a record US$1.75 trillion of bonds in 2027, led by Germany's defense build-up. Who buys it...
August 30, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 29: Norway mourns King Harald V and Haakon VIII succeeds, Fitch holds France at A+,...
August 29, 2026
Rio Times Europe Intelligence Brief August 28, 2026 The Second Channel To Moscow Read Europe this morning and the register...
August 28, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 27: eight unannounced CIA hours in Moscow, a Russian threat to British factories, and France’s...
August 27, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 26: the CIA director spent eight hours in Moscow as Ukraine’s drones pressed deeper into...
August 26, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 25: Germany's Ifo beat forecasts at 88.8, France has no 2026 budget, and a closed...
August 25, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 20: Sweden held its policy rate at 1.75% for a seventh meeting and said an...
August 20, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 19: British inflation rose to 2.9% on a 13% energy cap rise, with July rates running...
August 19, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for 18 August: German expectations jump to 34.2 while ZEW names the Rhine as the risk, and...
August 18, 2026