Europe Intelligence Brief for Monday, May 4, 2026
Europe Pulse for May 4: UK local elections in 3 days with Reform "stunningly well" forecast, Merz approval -48, Macron...
May 4, 2026From the euro and the ECB to the Frankfurt, Paris and London exchanges, Europe’s markets and macro decisions ripple across the world. The Rio Times tracks the indices, the euro and sterling, growth and inflation data, and the two-speed split reshaping the continent’s economy – through an emerging-market lens, with an eye on what it means for Latin American capital.
Europe Pulse for May 4: UK local elections in 3 days with Reform "stunningly well" forecast, Merz approval -48, Macron...
May 4, 2026
AfD hits 26%, Labour risks 1,850 seats, and Magyar takes office May 9. Key Europe political shifts you need to...
May 1, 2026
Europe Pulse for April 30: Starmer faces resignation calls, DAX ninth-straight loss, Meloni breaks with Trump, UBS Q1 +80%, Magyar's...
April 30, 2026
Europe intelligence brief: Barclays beats with £15B capital return plan. BP profits double. Novartis falls 13% — healthcare not uniformly...
April 28, 2026
Europe intelligence brief: German consumer confidence crashes to three-year low as income expectations collapse. France deteriorates too. UniCredit...
April 27, 2026
Europe intelligence brief: L'Oréal, Nokia, SAP, Saab reveal crisis winners in luxury, AI, defence. UK gets largest G7 IMF downgrade...
April 24, 2026
Europe brief: UK inflation hits 3.3% as war costs arrive. Germany cuts GDP forecast to 0.5%. Germany and Italy block...
April 23, 2026
Europe intelligence brief: Hungary and Slovakia still get Russian oil via Druzhba as Fico demands sanctions lift. EU fuel bill...
April 22, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief April 21: Macron-Tusk nuclear pact, EU visa sanctions expand, NATO pipeline debate, continental energy strategy update.
April 21, 2026