Switzerland Falls, Hong Kong Rises: The Wealth Crown Changes Hands
Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world's largest cross-border wealth hub, and the reasons explain where the money of...
June 20, 2026Section
Europe & Latin America
Europe is one of Latin America’s largest investors and trade partners, and the long-stalled EU-Mercosur deal could redraw the relationship. The Rio Times covers the trade, investment and diplomatic ties between Europe and Latin America – the one lens that reads both ends. This hub gathers the stories where Europe and Latin America meet.
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The ECB’s Hard Choice: Hiking Into a Weakening Economy
The European Central Bank raised rates for the first time since 2023, fighting inflation even as growth weakens. Inside a...
June 19, 2026
Germany’s Industrial Reckoning: When Europe’s Engine Stalls
German industry employment has fallen to a ten-year low as the country's model of cheap energy and easy exports breaks...
June 19, 2026
Why Europe Is About to Shut Out Brazil, the World’s Biggest Beef Exporter
The EU will bar beef and other meat from Brazil, the world top exporter, from September over antibiotic-use rules, straining...
June 12, 2026
Bad Bunny Opens Madrid Run as Spain Becomes a Latin Music Capital
Bad Bunny's Madrid residency kicks off Saturday at Estadio Metropolitano—10 nights, 500,000+ expected attendees, 30 songs per show through June...
May 30, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, May 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for Friday: German inflation drops sharply to 2.6% on the Tankrabatt; French Q1 GDP revised to -0.1%...
May 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Europe finance brief: money markets now price an ECB rate hike against a data-dependent hold, overnight Ukrainian strikes hit a...
May 27, 2026 Europe Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Europe intelligence brief covers Russia's systematic Kyiv strike warning, the UK's new A7 sanctions package, the EU General Affairs Council's...
May 26, 2026
Spotify and Universal Strike AI Covers and Remixes Deal
Spotify and Universal Music will let paying fans make AI covers and remixes under a licensed model built on artist...
May 26, 2026