Europe Intelligence Brief August 17, 2026: The Spread That Will Not Widen
Europe Intelligence Brief August 17: euro area yield dispersion sits at historic lows despite war, heat and divergent inflation, before...
August 17, 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.
Europe Intelligence Brief August 17: euro area yield dispersion sits at historic lows despite war, heat and divergent inflation, before...
August 17, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 15: a Dutch bank estimates heat and drought could cost the EU about €180 billion this...
August 15, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 14: the euro area grew 0.4% in the second quarter, matching the United States exactly,...
August 14, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 13: Spanish inflation was revised up to 3.9% while German prices sit at 2.8% and...
August 13, 2026
Germany’s fuel subsidy end pushed pump prices up 11.2% in a month. For Latin America, it shows how ending a...
August 13, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 12: German inflation rose to 2.8% in July, driven entirely by energy after a fuel...
August 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 11: the DAX hit a record 26,454 on falling oil prices while Hannover airport closed...
August 11, 2026
A record heatwave dries the Rhine while Ukraine's war strikes Tatarstan and Odesa — twin shocks now redrawing Europe's supply...
August 11, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 10: Western Europe recorded its warmest June and July ever, the Rhine, Danube and Seine...
August 10, 2026